Re: OT: American Gestapo


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>>>>>>>>>>> >> Their "adults" liebral arrogance shows through again.
>>>>>>>>>>> >> The fact of
>>>>>>>>>>> >> the matter is that the parents are still responsible (and
>>>>>>>>>>> >> liable) for
>>>>>>>>>>> >> kids under the age of 18......they have no right to privacy
>>>>>>>>>>> >> from their
>>>>>>>>>>> >> parents as far as I am concerned.
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> > Dead wrong.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> The law holds the parents liable for the childs actions up until
>>>>>>>>>>> the child
>>>>>>>>>>> reaches the age of majority. A child cannot own assets. As the
>>>>>>>>>>> parent I
>>>>>>>>>> can
>>>>>>>>>>> confiscate all of the income my child earns and sell off their
>>>>>>>>>>> assest and
>>>>>>>>>>> use that to pay for that childs needs.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> The current contradictions in the legal rights of parents and
>>>>>>>>>>> children
>>>>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>>>>> respect to each other needs to be resolved. If a child has legal
>>>>>>>>>>> privacy
>>>>>>>>>>> then the parent cannot be held responsible for the childs
>>>>>>>>>>> actions due to
>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>> fact that the parent has no legal contorl over the childs
>>>>>>>>>>> activities and
>>>>>>>>>>> actions.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Exactly......and on top of that, some state hold certain parents
>>>>>>>>>> liable for
>>>>>>>>>> the able bodied adult age children.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> And this is related to their choice of reading
>>>>>>>>> material......how????
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It is a privacy vs. responsibility issue. Reading material is just
>>>>>>>> one aspect of the issue.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I think you're getting yourself lost here. If your 17 year old does
>>>>>>> something hideous while driving your car, with her junior license or
>>>>>>> whatever the equivalent is where you live, you are DEFINITELY on the
>>>>>>> hook for her actions. This is in NO way related to what you think
>>>>>>> she should be able to read at the library.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Why not? Don't I have the right to raise my child the way I want to
>>>>>> raise my child? Just like you wnat the right to raise your child the
>>>>>> way you want to?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> You cannot control your child's thoughts. If she wants to know more
>>>>> about a subject you find distasteful, she will find a source for the
>>>>> information. If your parenting skills are so weak that you cannot
>>>>> counterbalance what she's reading about, it's your cross to bear.
>>>>
>>>> I've been through this before on the childs end. I know what to expect
>>>> and how to handle. it. You on the other hand want to bias your
>>>> childrens direction and thoughts.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Huh? Bias my kid's thoughts? How did you come to that conclusion? I'm
>>> actually saying the exact opposite.
>>
>> What would you do if your kid decided to register as a Republican and
>> wanted to work on atni-union efforts?
>>
>>
>
> That's his business, but I'd never let him borrow my slippers again. And,
> regardless of his age, I'd remind him that I'm happy to cover the cost of
> his psychoanalysis, if and when he chooses to do it.

There's the difference between you and me. I would respect my childs
decision and I wouldn't insinuate that their decision was bad, like you will
do.


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