Invasion of privacy?

[Cheering472]

I bet Lindsay Lohen had privacy. Look how well that worked out.

 

[scooterbug44]

"even if you suspect your teen might be experimenting with drugs or sex, leave well enough alone -- hopefully, in time, he'll open up to you on his own. If you're just feeling generally curious about your child's thoughts and activities, then give him the same respect you'd like to receive yourself. If he catches you snooping, however, he'll likely see your invasion of his space as a breach of trust."​

This explains so much about today's society and kids! Leave well enough alone - good gravy! Grow a spine and learn how to be a REAL parent!
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[Bob]

To all: would you want YOUR private love letters read by third parties?

 

[NoHall]

To all: would you want YOUR private love letters read by third parties?

Um...:scratch:...nevermind...

 

[scooterbug44]

To all: would you want YOUR private love letters read by third parties?

No, which is why I wouldn't have left them out where my mother could have found them!

 

[seacrestkristi]

Ditto that, scooterbug!

Talk about invasion of privacy...someone invented this machine called 'the sniffer'. I saw on the news where they take it in to schools and sniff out the kids? It's a hand held box lookin' device they scan over their bodies, bookbags, lockers for drugs, pot, etc. . Isn't this gone a little or a lot too far? Where do a human being's rights end, on school property?

 

[scooterbug44]

They already have special laws & regulations about drugs on school property, so a new machine to test for it doesn't seem too far out of line. Personally, I don't stay awake at night worrying about a possible violation of drug dealer's rights on school campuses (or anywhere else for that matter).

I think particle detection is the new trendy way to find stuff. Some airports now have a machine where you are randomly selected to walk into a booth and they hit you with poufs of air (powerful enough they told me that as a female I should hold the front of my shirt down), then test that air for "bad" particulate matter. Don't think we'll see it at VPS as too many military guys go through there, but it's interesting.

 

[seacrestkristi]

I too am not awake worrying about drug dealer's rights. I was talking about school-age kids. Humongous difference there! ;-)

 

[scooterbug44]

I too am not awake worrying about drug dealer's rights. I was talking about school-age kids. Humongous difference there! ;-)

Potatoe, patatoe. They are using the technology on people bringing drugs into a school. Exactly who do you think are the ones selling/bringing drugs to schools?

 

[ShallowsNole]

As long as our son is under 18 and living in our house, we have the right to investigate whether he is partaking of alcohol and/or drugs, and engaging in sexual activity. Particularly since he has the opportunity for all, and most of his friends do. (This is a fact.) At the same time, we have the responsibility not to "freak" on every little bit of information we hoped not to find.

Do we trust him? Yes on two counts, no on the other one.

Meanwhile, I've been honest with our son about my life as a teenager - and communicated that this is why I worry about him. Had my parents found out everything I did, I would have been devastated. But that didn't keep me from doing them. As a result, he has asked some questions and I have provided answers that made us both blush. But so far, the conversations have always ended in a hug and an "I love you."