Father takes son to court for idleness - Reuters
 

http://www.reuters.com/article/oddly...49G43O20081017

LAGOS (Reuters) - A father took his 20-year old son to an Islamic court in northern Nigeria for idleness, asking that he be sent to prison for refusing to engage in productive activities, state news agency NAN said Friday.

"He is not listening to words and he is bringing shame to my family. I am tired of his nefarious deeds. Please put this boy in prison so that I can be free," Sama'ila Tahir, a market trader in the northeastern town of Bauchi, was quoted as saying.

Tahir told the court that his son had refused to go to school and accused him of belonging to a criminal gang.

The court sentenced the son to six months in prison and 30 strokes of the cane -- which were immediately administered on the premises -- for being disobedient to his parents, NAN said.

That father just made a complete fool of himself.

Hes 20, what say does the father have over him? Just kick the kid out...

Well my mother also accusing me for idleness but she is not so crazy to send me to court.

Justice has been served.

Sounds like the father lacked the skills to mold his son into a man. If they are dishing out prison and public lashings, I think the father should get it for failing at parenthood. After all, the child is the product of the parents.

It is very different in his country and his Father did the right thing according to their way of life.:thumbsup