Quote from: BobK71 on April 29, 2023, 04:57:11 PM

Quote from: alastantiger on April 28, 2023, 12:39:00 PM

How can two persons be so addicted to gambling that they'll go to such an extent? Apparently the mother is definitely not a good role model to the son. The son definitely needs a strong father figure which is what he lacks. I don't like the punishment or fine give to them. It is not going to be in anyway effective. Their punishment could have been rehabilitation and community service.

Here we see a picture of addicted gamblers. Both of them are addicted to gambling thee is no doubt about it. But I do not think that the attempt to rehabilitation or the means of punishing them is correct. What's wrong with a gambler gambling with his money? I will spend my money and i have the right. I will never accept blame for that. I am only responsible for managing the money in gambling so it will be the way I control it. Losses in gambling should never be blamed on others.

The problem here is both the mother and son filed a false petition to EFCC blaming other individual for allegedly transferring their money in a sports betting account without their authorization. But actually they're just giving this false information obviously to get their money back even they're the ones who spent it in gambling.

Well, I agree with you that there's nothing wrong if you gamble your money because that's your right. However, blaming others and making up stories because you can't accept the outcome of your actions are a different thing. The moral story is don't gamble the money that you can't afford to lose and don't blame other people for your losses. In the first place, no one coerce you to gamble it's your own will.