3 YEAR OLD BOY FILMED SMOKING IN FRONT OF MOTHER

3 year old boy filmed smoking in front of mother

A young boy at the age of 3 was filmed on a camera phone smoking a cancer stick (cigarette) in front of his mother. It was reported to the court, that the boy, “look like he had been smoking for years”. A friend of the mother filmed it and alerted social services. The judge sentenced the mother to 40 weeks imprisonment, suspended for two years and 12 month supervision. I think it should be more, this situation show lacks of parenting, someone like this shouldn’t be allowed to raise a child. The mother said she was “unaware of the act”. How could you not be aware of a 3 year old child, smoking cigarettes? I’m 100% sure a 3 year old child can’t take care of him or herself. At that age you should be supervising your child through the day. It’s not possible to look over a situation like this, unless you just don’t care. The boy knew exactly how to smoke a cigarette, and light it. Incidents like this is cruelty to children, and if she doesn’t care about her child well being, she should let someone else take of care him that will. The British mother is not the only person to be convicted of child neglect, there are many other. And sooner or later the court system needs to make punishment much harder. What do you think the mother punishment should be?