A Funny Joke

For some reason, my dad has me on his email list at work for those jokes they send around the office. Here's a particularly funny one I got:

Custody Hearing in Detroit

Detroit, MI. (AP) - A seven-year old boy was at the center of a Detroit courtroom drama yesterday when he challenged a court ruling over who should have custody of him. The boy has a history of being beaten by his parents, and the judge initially awarded custody to his aunt, in keeping with child custody law requiring that family unity be maintained to the greatest degree possible. The boy surprised the court when he protested that his aunt beat him more than his parents and he adamantly refused to live with her. When the judge proposed that he live with his grandparents, the boy cried that they also beat him.

After considering the remaining immediate family and learning that domestic violence was an apparent way of life among them, the judge took the unprecedented step of allowing the boy to suggest who he should live with. ........After two recesses to check legal references and confer with child welfare officials, the judge granted temporary custody to the Detroit Lions, whom the boy firmly believes are not capable of beating anyone!

If this really happened I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest.