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Dusty
03-11-2013, 12:11
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/child-suspended-for-biting-bread-into-shape-of-sugary-drink-in-nyc/

Defying Mayor Bloomberg's policies, an eight year-old NYC elementary student bit a slice of whole-wheat bread into the shape of a 20-ounce soda container, and has been expelled from his school.

His parents have publicly agreed to the punishment, saying, "Jayden knew better. He's taught conformity at home, so there's no excuse." The child's mother, Brittany Macklin-Hofenstedter added, "He'll be punished here, as well. He's already been told he can just forget about macrame class for three days."

The boy was curled up in his wife's partner's lap at press time, and he squeaked, "They're saying I drink sugary drinks that are too big, and I don't."

Badger52
03-11-2013, 13:43
The young 'man' may have grounds for appeal. (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/03/11/ny-judge-halts-bloomberg-ban-on-large-sugary-drinks/)
The regulations are "fraught with arbitrary and capricious consequences," the judge wrote.