He claims it's a gift for people this Christmas
The Elf on the Shelf has become a tradition in many homes around the world.
A judge in Georgia, USA has posted a tongue-in-cheel order that has banished the Elf on the Shelf.
Cobb County Superior Court Judge Robert Leonard tweeted the order claiming it posed a risk to children.
The Elf on the Shelf sprang out of a 2005 children's book of the same name by Carol Aebersold and Chanda Bell.
He said it posed "a risk to the emotional health and well being of Cobb's young children."
"Inexplicably, Elves sometimes move and don't move overnight. When these Elves do not move, it leaves our children of tender years in states of extreme emotional distress,"
According to UPI, Leonard has said that his order is a "gift to tired parents.".
Tired of living in Elf on the Shelf tyranny? Not looking forward to the Elf forgetting to move and causing your kids emotional distress? I am a public servant and will take the heat for you. My gift to tired parents.
P.S. - If you love your elf, keep your elf. No contempts. pic.twitter.com/JcqAOljbAS
— Judge Rob Leonard (@JudgeLeonard) November 4, 2021
