http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2001974593_judedoty08.html<<...Doty's fight has pitted him against the state, which says he violated child-labor laws by bringing his two eldest sons — Zach, now 15, and Stephen, 12 — to work at his construction business....
" Doty believes a strong work ethic is the most important education a child can receive, which is why he brought the boys to work. The state says he violated child-labor laws by allowing his sons to do jobs that are too dangerous for kids their age....
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"L&I received several phone calls — some from Doty's co-workers — who were alarmed at the work Zach and Stephen were doing for their dad....
The boys, 13 and 11 at the time, were riding on the peak of a house as it moved down the street, callers reported, pushing up low-hanging traffic lights. They were flagging traffic at construction sites, driving bulldozers and backhoes, and they seldom — if ever — wore protective gear. Fueling fears for the boys' safety, a backhoe flipped with Zach inside.">>
Did anyone think this guy was a couple cans short of a six pack? When I read the part about the house moving incident, I went WHOA, WTF was he thinking? This ain't Bob the Builder, this is by-gosh real construction....
I read the 300+ posts on this topic in Freeperville, and I was pleasantly surprised to see that many of them thought this guy was totally out of line.