Judge Orders Man To Stop Emailing Kids in All Caps

[RainfallWithin]

Quotes from Legit Reviews source: http://www.legitreviews.com/judge-orders-man-stop-emailing-kids-caps_141467

Things can get nasty during a custody battle, but have you heard about the custody battle in Europe where it has gone so badly that the Judge is now advising how to use capitalization when messaging one another over the internet? A British judge ordered an “insensitive” father to stop emailing his 13-year-old son and 9-year-old daughter in all capital letters because it looked like he was shouting at them. Using all caps is often referred to as “shouting,” but we have never heard of all caps making headlines in a court case before. The judge overseeing the custody battle also said that the father needed a family assistance officer to help him draft messages from now on.

Nobody really likes to be shouted at online, but what we don’t know is how often the father in this case uses all caps. If he uses it all the time it doesn’t necessarily mean he’s angry, but then again you never know as some people are just angry. The next time you write a family member be sure to think about sensitivity!

Personal Thoughts

I love this. I find it incredibly rude when people write in weird formats. It's not like he wouldn't have realised he was doing it, so I think he was doing it on purpose.

[Bluejay0]

Children perceived it as aggressiveness and the court are fighting for the childrens' benefit so I'm guessing they are protecting the children in some way. Not sure if it was worth it though...

[bob345]

I wonder what the judge would have done if the emails where in COMIC SANS.

[One Who Craves Souls]

The WTF news of the day...

[The Crazed Child]

What has the world come to?!?!

 

Seriously, an assistant to help him write emails?

[daemonowner]

TYPING IN ALL CAPS IS LIKE SHOUTING?

[Yoinkerman]

IM JUST EXCITED LIKE THE OXY CLEAN GUY

 

TYPING IN ALL CAPS IS LIKE SHOUTING?

[EricX2]

This is one of the times where what is perceived and what it intended may not match up. I guarantee my parents have no clue that caps can mean yelling, so they either type all caps or type in all lower case because hitting shift and a letter is confusing (apparently).

[Hidden Orange]

Er... What if he just left the caps lock on by accident?

 

Also, couldn't the kids just ask their dad to stop using capitals or something? Jeez... This is like that McDonalds coffee debacle.

[Xorbot]

MAXIMUM SHOUTING

[EChondo]

COMIC SANS.

[wilbso]

So this is why we've not evolved.

[ItsComrade]

JUDGE PLS. WHY DO YOU DO THIS TO ME?

[Warcony]

[Askew]

Guy sounds like a moron anyway, who emails a 9yr old?

[cae]

I hand write in all caps, but they're tiny. KINDA LIKE THIS - DOES IT STILL COUNT?

[Beskamir]

How is this even news? What has this world come to...