Parents who wilfully permit their child to become seriously overweight are guilty of child neglect

RE: 1st Paragraph Introduction: You forgot to mention in your list, hateful people, judgemental people, some characteristics you share; however society still will allow people like you to have children. That list, and what I have said is and was not the issue we are debating about so its all irrelevant. Here is the topic we are debating about obesity and how parents should be basically charged with neglect for allowing children to be obese. Here is a thought; parents who allow there children to starve, also be under weight also guilty of child neglect? in your mind no they shouldn't be charged, you'd be the first to agree knowing how hateful you are. My Argument on why children obesity is only a very small percentage of parents fault and not neglect: Todays society people (healthy) always needs someone to blame for obesity, starting there blame at the parents (example: my opponent.) Kids will always be different sizes, so that would mean according to my opponent if the child is to big, scream "neglect". I've read the sections you posted concluding Neglect, but yet it does not talk about obesity, it may mention nutrition (small or big) but not a big section of it. Just because a parent leaves the room for a minute to make a bottle for a baby while a baby is in a play pen means neglect. Just because a kid eats, under eats, over eats does not mean we call neglect, at least the child has food/ or being feed. Were does it state in the law we cannot feed children. Unless my opponent doesn't care to much for children to eat, that's call neglect to feed. Say we did call parents neglecting by over feeding children. What do you call parents who take away (what the body needs) by dieting "neglect" so your topic could go either way; healthy or not healthy according to you eating is neglecting, but your not saying that only towards the obesity. You just like most health nuts do blame the parents right away. Have you ever actually wonder why tons of kids are obese? parents are a far stretch to that reason you call neglect towards obese children by the parents. Here are examples that lead to obesity, not neglect as you say by parents: -Emotional disturbance -Feeling there unwanted, or a disappointment -Feeling like they aren't wanted, or loved. -Heartbreak. -lost of a loved one. -Like my opponent does from all I've read (Bullying) -junk food cheaper then healthy food, more affordable to buy the junk food. Depression is to blame, society is to blame, its true there are many people who resort to eating when they are depressed, called a mental distraction from feeling the pain. The parents are not to blame for this at all, so the parents in no way could neglect. My opponent blames the parents for what he calls neglecting allowing children that are obese to be obese, what about those children who have no parents, who will you blame then. What about those parents who have healthy skinny parents who do push there child, but the child still is obese are they neglecting even though they push, and the child does do excersize and eats right, but still is obese, is that neglect on there parts or a medical issue. Your argument has no grounds and nothing to stand on. All you can argue is the same words that come out of your mouth already, what are you going to say next: well studies show this to be the parents fault, and get your information from a health nut themselves who blames the parents without looking at the other causes. You going to give me graphs, and statistics, on there studies, then in my next round I will show you statistics on how its more about the cost, depression, medical, society itself that causes obesity. while the parents will have a small percentage of that reason. What would be your next argument, you haven't even defined Neglect, you sit there call others dumb, bad people cause a child is obese, and there loving there children. I know this will effect conduct but your low, if your so worry about obesity like all these other health nuts how about you make it more afforadable, how about do something about it. I cant wait to see what my opponent says next maybe he will pull up some statics, or graphs, or videos, or someone else studies who cares more about making money by taxing higher on foods, then actually caring for people. I will tell all my readers what though, there are more reasons to a child being obese, saying a parent allowing there child be obese, by neglect is a copout lame excuse. Win or lose my opponent by the end of this debate will see the kind of person he is, after reading all his debates about calling people dumb, prosecuting gays, and now prosecuting parents for a child obesity, how he has nothing else better to do then bully people just to make himself look good. now try and continue after I basically blocked your argument by actual facts