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Re: Is this an overreaction and a violation of rights?
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Sun, 22 Sep 2002 12:30:39 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richard Marchetti writes:

I don't get the charges against the sister at all.  That part is madness.

Really?

Do you generally think that aiding criminals should have no penalty?  There
may be issues surrounding this that I haven't thought through, but on first
blush, it doesn't seem like a bad general policy to me.  I would certainly
intervene to protect a child from their parent (I have!), and would hope
that others would too.

Chris



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  Re: Is this an overreaction and a violation of rights?
 
(...) Yeah, really. It's hard to imagine how they could possibly know that the sister knows anything useful. I mean, do they have video footage of her seeing her sister do things? Not likely... Also, I believe in the right to remain silent -- to (...) (22 years ago, 22-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
  Re: Is this an overreaction and a violation of rights?
 
(...) But in this case the girl has no physical wounds. This suggests to me that the other woman may not have felt the girl was in any danger. It seems to me that this case goes further than just a child battery charge and giving aid to a criminal. (...) (22 years ago, 22-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: Is this an overreaction and a violation of rights?
 
(...) to choose to make your point. I followed the link and found this paragraph: "Police have been searching for Gorman Toogood since September 13, when a surveillance camera in a department store parking lot videotaped her apparently slapping and (...) (22 years ago, 22-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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