Take the hypothetical situation of a child at the dinner table with his parents. The child takes a portion of potroast and modest amounts of carrots and peas, which he doesn't like. His mother, seeing the shortage of veggies, promptly adds another spoonful or two to his plate. Begrudgingly, he begins to eat them. Partway through, he becomes very full. He tells his parents, but they say he has to finish everything on his plate because X is starving in Y (I never got that one). He forces the rest of the food down his throat and leaves the table.
Is this involuntary gluttony? Does it carry a lesser penalty, like a B Deadly Sin? Should his parents be charged in his place or as accessories, or should it just be the mother who scooped the extra food onto his plate?
2006-08-25
17:17:29
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Phil
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