I've sometimes joked about the "Red Green Daycare", but I never thought....

[Catty1]

(Reference is to the Red Green TV show, where he created and fixed practically everything with duct tape).

[pomtzu]

And this hasn't been reported as child abuse - yet??? Maybe it's supposed to be funny, but what message does that send? It could give a lot of slightly unbalanced people an idea they never thought of. I've actually seen cases reported where mothers (or others), have actually used duct tape in similar situations on children.

[happylabs]

And this hasn't been reported as child abuse - yet??? Maybe it's supposed to be funny, but what message does that send? It could give a lot of slightly unbalanced people an idea they never thought of. I've actually seen cases reported where mothers (or others), have actually used duct tape in similar situations on children.

I agree. Not funny at all. I wasn't going to post a response until I saw yours. I thought the exact thing...copy cat people will do this to their kid. We have so many cases of child abuse in our news lately I just do not understand. Parents are becoming less and less interested in their children and they also seem to not have a clue as to how to raise them.

[sasvermont]

I am not as offended as the other two posting folks. I find the photo a bit odd but a tad funny. I think they are guilty of bad taste though. I would not post this in a public area.

Not many people would consider doing this to a child, but many a parent would like to have their child stay putt by any means.

If anyone with a child is persuaded to do this simply by this photo, then they shouldn't have a child.

I love kids just as much as the next guy.

The baby in the photo does not look distressed and does not look abused. I think these folks were trying to be funny. Failed.

[pomtzu]

Yes - I know someone was trying to be funny, but seeing any human or animal depicted in a situation that could be considered cruel or abusive, is offensive to me. There's enough cruelty/abuse in the real world without making jokes about it. JMHO of course.

[Lady's Human]

I don't know how many times I've threatened to do just that to the kids.

The difference between the pic and how many parents treat kids is what exactly? There's no difference between that and sticking them in front of the TV in their swing.

[finn's mom]

I am not as offended as the other two posting folks. . . I think they are guilty of bad taste though. . .

If anyone with a child is persuaded to do this simply by this photo, then they shouldn't have a child.

Agreed! I laughed when I saw it. Doesn't mean I'm a bad person. I wouldn't personally do this, even as a joke, but I don't find it offensive, either.