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I really am a fan of the Vols but a coworker (also a fan) decided to send this around the office... What does that say about us?
>Sad story but true...
>
>A seven-year-old boy was at the center of a courtroom drama 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, in
>keeping with child custody law and regulations requiring that family
>unity be maintained to the degree possible, initially awarded custody
>to his aunt. 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 Tennessee Volunteers, whom the
>boy firmly believes are not capable of beating anyone.
>Sad story but true...
>
>A seven-year-old boy was at the center of a courtroom drama 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, in
>keeping with child custody law and regulations requiring that family
>unity be maintained to the degree possible, initially awarded custody
>to his aunt. 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 Tennessee Volunteers, whom the
>boy firmly believes are not capable of beating anyone.

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