Hearing Impaired

Have the six British prisoners serving extended terms in Her Majesty's gaols who claim their human rights are being violated because they aren't allowed to donate father sperm considered how they actually will parent?

A number of courts decided otherwise, but a "Grand Chamber" in Strassbourg decided — in a case brought by Kirk Dickson, 34, serving at least 15 years for kicking a man to death who hopes to knock up wife Lorraine, 48, who he met by writing nots to her while she was in prison for benefits fraud — that under European law, cons should get to father even though it would be many years, if ever, that they will actually be able to daddy. And so five other dad wannabees all demanded Britain let them share their goodies. Currently the British government Justice Minister Jack Straw is all in a dither over what to do.

Would it dissuade them at all (or help Straw figuring out how to keep them punished while letting them be a father) to learn of Debary (Fla.) dad Frank Formisano? He tried to do the right thing and remove his daughter's cell phone from her ear as punishment and because of his sudden move to take it away, the german shepherd who had guarded her as a baby bit off his a part of his ear. (A tale of a tail and paws that makes it even less likely Things 1 & 2 get a dog as I already have so many hurdles to get them to put down their phones and study ... or talk like real people to others in the same room.)