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December 10, 2004
Well, just haul me off to jail
More total idiocy from the usual suspects:
SEATTLE -- In a victory for rebellious teenagers everywhere, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a mother violated Washington's privacy act by eavesdropping on her daughter's phone conversation. ...The mother, however, was unrepentant.
"It's ridiculous! Kids have more rights than parents these days," said mom Carmen Dixon, 47, of Friday Harbor. "My daughter was out of control, and that was the only way I could get information and keep track of her. I did it all the time."
The Supreme Court ruled that Dixon's testimony against a friend of her daughter should not have been admitted in court because it was based on the intercepted conversation. The justices unanimously ordered a new trial for Oliver Christensen, who had been convicted of second-degree robbery in part due to Dixon's testimony. ...
"I don't think the state should be in the position of encouraging parents to act surreptitiously and eavesdrop on their children," agreed attorney Douglas Klunder, who filed a brief supporting Christensen on behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union.
AND the attorney for the purse-snatching boyfriend was heard this morning talking about how the mom, Carmen Dixon, was the one that should be in jail.
Minors have no right to privacy in their parents' home. Period. Parents have the obligation to monitor their kids... including snooping when they find it necessary, be it reading diaries, putting spyware on their kids computers, or eavesdropping on their kids conversations. I've done it, I've recommended it and I'd still do it regardless of maleficence of the ACLU.
This decision and the total sh*t being spewed by the ACLU and this thug's attorney is just more of the same of anti-family, anti-parent...hell, ANTI-WESTERN philosophy.
Posted by Darleen at December 10, 2004 06:39 AM
Comments
Well Darleen, I as well find that story depressing as hell. 25 years ago I was actually a member and gave good money to the ACLU. The term's a little over used, but, 'Never Again'. I agree with you, until the kid turns 18 and/or goes out and supports themselves its all fair game. Course, as a normal teenager, I hated anyone questioning my decisions when I was 16. Probably part of the reason I joined the service at 17. :-)
Posted by: mudmarine at December 10, 2004 05:38 PM
- Would I be "fishing" if I detected a desire on the part of the leftturd asshats that are behind the whole "de-westernizing" of america, to want to slowly edge children over to adult rights so the adults can disclaim any responsibility for their kids actions. I'm always looking for the "agenda" behind anything the left does, just as the anti-religion thing is really about mainstreaming/normalizing same sex everything. First they raise children with no human bonding, narcissitic "me" people, risk aversion, responsibility aversion, hedonists. Then when they shoot up their schools because they feel so isolated and paranoid the lefties don't want the responsibility of that either. Take heart. People of "values" and character are beginning to fight back. We need to disband the ACLU and then the 9th circuit court next.....
Posted by: Hunter at December 11, 2004 05:59 PM
- Oh and btw we've moved here in case you were looking for us...
Posted by: Hunter at December 11, 2004 06:03 PM