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A friend from Louisville sent this to me:
LEXINGTON, KY (AP) - A seven-year-old boy was at the center of a courtroom
> drama in Lexington yesterday when he challenged a court ruling over who
> should have custody of him. The boy has a history of being beaten by his
> parents and the judge initially awarded custody to his aunt, in keeping
> with
> child custody law and regulations requiring that family unity be
> maintained
> to the degree possible.
>
> The boy surprised the court when he proclaimed that his aunt beat him more
> than his parents and he adamantly refused to live with her. When the judge
> then suggested that he live with his grandparents, the boy cried out that
> they also beat him. After considering the remainder of the immediate
> family
> and learning that domestic violence was apparently a way of life among
> them,
> the judge took the unprecedented step of allowing the boy to propose who
> should have custody of him.
>
> After two recesses to check legal references and confer with child welfare
> officials, the judge granted temporary custody to the University of
> Kentucky
> Wildcat football team, whom the boy firmly believes are not capable of
> beating anyone. :shock: