How the hell did this get to a court of law?

Let me start by saying, I do not follow Reader's Digest and not sure I ever will in the future after reading this article, "Should a Nine-Year-Old Boy Be Circumcised Against His Wishes?" . The author, Ms. Vicki Glembecki poses an interesting question in her subtitle..."A divorced father converts to Judaism and wants his son circumcised. The mother says no way. Now what?"

Now what.....now what? I know what you're thinking, "Hell yeah they should cut that off. Strap him down if doesn't want to, that's why the invented restraining orders." But that's actually not why restraining orders exist and maybe you guys are jumping to conclusions.

Glembecki shouldn't be attacked for the piece and neither should Reader's Digest; the author actually does a very concise job of explaining both sides to the story. But misses one large point. The son's father, James Boldt is fucking insane. I don't have a great idea how most circumcisions are performed, nor do I want to, but as I'm writing this...I got curious and looked it up. I totally regret doing this and now I'm going to have to share it with you. Here's what AskDrSears says about the procedure.

"Baby is placed on a restraining board, and straps secure his hands and feet. The tight adhesions between the foreskin and the glans (or head) of the penis are separated with a medical instrument. The foreskin is held in place by metal clamps while a cut is made into the foreskin to about one-third of its length. A metal or plastic bell is placed over the head of the penis to protect the glans, and the foreskin is pulled up over the bell and the circumferentially cut."

Jesus christ. Restraining board, straps to secure hands and feet, and penis clamps. Why does this sound more like SAW 4 then a medical procedure?

People have their religious rights and what not, but you can't convert to judaism and then all of a sudden want your son circumcized at age 9. You missed your window of opportunity for slicing dicks, which runs out as soon as you leave the hospital for the first time.

I can't believe this man needed a judge to tell him he couldn't do this. Thankfully, the court decided that a 9yr old is able to decide what gets done to his body if it causes any sort of pain or disfiguration. Unfortunately, the court decided not to place Mr. Boldt in a mental institute.