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Court trumps dad over detention
Gee, I hope my kids don't read this story -- I don't need to show up in court every time I send them to sit on the stairs. You see, a twelve-year-old girl in Quebec, Canada didn't like being grounded -- and missing a graduation trip with her ...
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Teen jailed for courthouse call
Kids these days! I tell ya! I can understand bringing your cell phone to court -- you might break down on the way there or back and need to call for a tow truck or you might just want to call someone afterwards and let them know you'll be home for ...Thirteen-year-old girl is both victim and perp
In most criminal cases, you have a victim and you have a perpetrator. The criminal and the one upon whom the crime was visited. The purse snatcher and the purse's owner. The shooter and the deceased. The rapist and the raped. In Utah, however, it ...Prosecuting parents for insulting each other
Australian parents had better think twice before they start sniping at each other in front of the kids. Australian courts, recognizing the emotional damage that parents hurling insults at one another can have on young children, are moving to put a ...
Update: Purity ring is out
You may recall the case of sixteen-year-old Lydia Playfoot who went to court in England to convince her school to allow her to wear a "Purity Ring," despite a school ban on jewelry. Normally, I would side with the school and say the rule is no ...Paris Hilton just glad to hug her mom after jail stint
After 23 days behind bars, Paris Hilton was finally able to do what she needed most yesterday, she was able to hug her mother. Upon her release, and during the all important exclusive People magazine interview, Hilton regaled a reporter about her ...Jailed for waving at his daughters
For parents who go through divorce or custody proceedings, the greatest fear is: "what if they never let me see my child again?" It's not likely, it's not normal, but it happens. And when it does, there's nothing you can do about it. That's what ...Kids play "too loud" in backyard, parents in court
I remember living near people like this guy when I was growing up -- curmudgeons that bought in a house in a family neighborhood, then constantly complained about all the kids who lived there. But as far as I know, nobody ever stooped so low as to ...











