1. The parents of a baby girl whose photo was used without permission by Channel 9’s The Footy Show say they’ll be seeking legal action. A Facebook image of Bella Richmond was reportedly shown during the broadcast of last Thursday’s episode and the comment was made that the 18-month old resembled commentator Peter Sterling. Bella’s parents Michael and Melanie Richmond told News Limited: “We were going to let it go but we can’t. Someone has put our baby on TV. We want to get some feedback on what our legal options are now.”
2. Legislation that allows child care centres to ban unvaccinated children from attending will be introduced to NSW parliament. The ‘no jab, no play’ legislation aims to curb the number of parents who do not vaccinate their children. NSW Opposition Leader John Robertson said: “This shouldn’t be about the alternative wishes of parents who choose to ignore the science. It has to be about the health of our children.”
3. It’s been reported that more than 10 per cent of babies are born to mothers with a history of mental heath problems. Those problems include issues with drugs or alcohol and a tendency for stress, according to the Medical Journal of Australia. Dr Melissa O’Donnell said mothers who fall into the category were at a greater risk of post natal depression and that the figures highlighted the need for people to seek treatment early.
4. North Korea launched four short range missiles as part of a “military drill” over the weekend, prompting concern from South Korea and the UN. South Korean ministry spokesman Kim Hyung-Seok said: “We find it deplorable that the North does not stop provocative actions such as the launch of guided missiles yesterday… We call on the North to take responsible actions for our sake and for the sake of the international community.”
5. A five-year-old boy is in a serious condition after being thrown from the carnival ride he was on. The boy was at Queensland’s Mary MacKillop Catholic School fair, on a ride called The Frizbee, when he slipped from his seat and fell 10 metres, landing on a fairy floss stand. It’s not yet known whether the boy was too short for the ride or whether the safety bar failed.
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Well, it the parents fault. If they hadn't uploaded a picture on Facebook then no one would have given the picture to the Footy Show. Once you admittedly load something on the internet it becomes public. Beware of who you're 'friends' with online. Don't want pictures of yourself online? don't upload them then. Now their ugly baby is everywhere forever. Don't blame the Footy Show, it's your fault, you uploaded the photo in the first place.
I've just done a post on my blog about the so-called 'ugly' baby, because I'm just so jack of these male dominated sports shows thinking it's OK to use ridicule and personal insults for the sake of gaining a laugh. Forget the 'ugly' slur on the poor kid, and forget that they used a personal photograph without permisson, my greatest issue is that these shows are teaching younger viewers (read as young men) that degrading other people is what gets you the biggest laugh in life. Urgh - so over it.