tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832901.post4149387303976295159..comments2024-03-25T19:48:24.624+11:00Comments on Oz Conservative: How do Swedish courts treat the family?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832901.post-9754494563642054082011-07-08T15:59:04.220+10:002011-07-08T15:59:04.220+10:00Sweden is on the cutting edge of what you could ca...Sweden is on the cutting edge of what you could call benign intrusion into citizens lives. Benign in intention, that is, not necessarily in outcome.<br /><br />It's an interesting social experiment. Most of its citizens seem to be happy with this situation. I wouldn't want to live there though.Paulhttp://www.paulstips.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832901.post-24464625714936848932011-07-04T14:35:38.975+10:002011-07-04T14:35:38.975+10:00"If the court were aware of the culture of fa..."<i>If the court were aware of the culture of family life, then it would never order adult parents to pay a "fine" to their own young children. That not only ruptures the sense of parental authority within the family, but it also breaks apart the sense of the family as a cohesive unit, rather than just a collection of individuals sharing a roof together.</i>"<br /><br />Ah! But it would if it were and that were its goal.IlĂonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15339406092961816142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832901.post-13590295295822413162011-07-04T10:21:15.379+10:002011-07-04T10:21:15.379+10:00""it also breaks apart the sense of the ...""it also breaks apart the sense of the family as a cohesive unit, rather than just a collection of individuals sharing a roof together. ""<br /><br />Which is the point, although those handing down the sentences may be ignorant of this fact.jamesnoreply@blogger.com