State takes custody of 7-year-old over homeschooling!?

This is a very sad story. I have heard insane stories about social services in America, so I am really not surprised at this news. I think that it is abhorrent, immoral, and wrong, but America is really no better. I have seen children get taken away because they were small for their age, children being taken away because parents did not take them to the doctor enough or go to the doctor enough while pregnant. I have seen children get taken away because of houses that were messy, but not disgustingly messy. I have seen children taken away over the stupidest reasons, and then even more wrong and immoral things happening to these same families. There was a case where a child was small for her age, and the mother missed one check-up. They took the baby away for over a year. She had to jump through hoops to get her back, even though there was absolutely nothing wrong with her child. And yet, there are those children who you know are abused. You know they need help, but no one will help them. It just seems like there needs to be a balance, not just in America, but in all countries. We can see this from this article on how rediculous their system is, but not many people think about how rediculous our system is as well.

There is no reason for the State to forcefully take the boy away from his rightful guardian. I don't really understand the rational behind this 'abduction'. The parents should sue the State for wrongfully withholding the boy from them.

Yes, the story is very bad. Social Services told the father that Dominic has deviant behavior because he is hugging and kissing other kids in cheeks. So loving behavior is not acceptable. Social Services are doing more damage than good not only in Sweden, I know many bad stories from USA. Horrible stories about kids taken away from normal, loving parents. Christer and Annie Johansson story is the beginning of Sweden government to change the law about home schooling, thanks to global protest about Dominic case.

maybe there's something else going on-could be some politician just needs a diversion or his parents cirriculum was strange who knows, i home schooled my son starting in high school & many ppl were shocked b/c i didn't go to college when i told them he was home schooled.

That poor family. The situation they are forced to endure is horrible. There seems to be no legitimate reason for the son to be taken away and I agree, they should be reunited. I would not blame the parents that when they do get their son, back they run off to India as soon as possible! It's terrible that the son was taken away basically because of what being homeschooled? A big whoopty doo!

I don't do liks so don't know the details but unless the child was being abused or mistreated i don't understand why he'd be taken away from his parents.