DETROIT — A University of Michigan professor says he had no idea he'd given his 7-year-old son alcoholic lemonade at a ball game, and is furious at child-protection officials for removing his son from the home.I read in another account that the guy had never heard of "Mike's Hard Lemonade" since he didn't watch much TV and wasn't even aware that there was such a thing as alcoholic lemonade.
Christopher Ratte of Ann Arbor and his wife have filed a complaint against Child Protective Services.
Their son Leo spent two days in state custody. The father spent nearly a week outside his home before he was allowed to return.
He tells the Detroit Free Press that he'd taken his son to a Detroit Tigers game a few weeks ago. He didn't notice the $7 lemonade he bought contained alcohol.
A security guard noticed the boy drinking the spiked lemonade and called authorities. Leo was checked at a hospital. No trace of alcohol was found in his blood.
No charges were filed against the father, who says it was a case of "massive overreaction."
Paying $7 for a drink at a major league baseball game wouldn't have tipped him off either.
Child protection laws were written for noble purposes, but at some point there needs to be some common sense applied.
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