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55. How exactly does sending a 17 year-old to jail send the message that "she can't do this on her

Mon May 28, 2012, 12:13 AM

May 2012

and that she needs to get help." How does sending her to jail send the message "to those around her that they're putting too much on her shoulders."

Seriously I don't see how being sent to jail would communicate any of those things to a 17 year old girl whose been abandoned by her parents, working two jobs to support herself and her brother, and all while taking AP classes. So please enlighten me.

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Judge sends honor student to jail for missing school [View all] lookingfortruth May 2012 OP

Jail is not the answer, even if punishment or correction is needed CreekDog May 2012 #1

Parents need to be responsible Rosa Luxemburg May 2012 #10

It looks like both her parents are deadbeats rocktivity May 2012 #25

Agreed, the parents are the ones the authorities should look for treestar May 2012 #62

obviously, no correction or punishment is needed here at all. cali May 2012 #19

They would love me in Texas exboyfil May 2012 #2

OMG this girl's biggest problems is that she is too freaking responsible taking on everyone else's dkf May 2012 #3

wow. aside from being a cruel fucking asswipe piece of dogshit cali May 2012 #4

The school had to have turned her in for criminal action. How awful. Honeycombe8 May 2012 #5

The school should have turned her parents in for abandonment rocktivity May 2012 #24

True enough! nt Honeycombe8 May 2012 #53

WTF!!! For profit prisons are the symptom of a sick society. Initech May 2012 #6

this has absolutely zip to do with for profit prisons. cali May 2012 #30

The jails would be full in our school system Rosa Luxemburg May 2012 #7

they divorced and both moved away cali May 2012 #12

Terrible situation Rosa Luxemburg May 2012 #13

The parents BOTH moved away leaving two MINOR children behind? rocktivity May 2012 #23

ITA. There are many divorced people in this country. LisaL May 2012 #32

And there are plenty of divorced parents who support their minor children rocktivity May 2012 #58

They move away txoctodem May 2012 #42

If they made provisions, why is she working a full time job and a part time job? LisaL May 2012 #44

If you want to help, here's a site raising money for her cali May 2012 #8

looks like they've already raised $3K+ for her and her family magical thyme May 2012 #20

Done. dkf May 2012 #29

Just donated. Glad to see others who feel she's getting SemperEadem May 2012 #37

Up to $30,000 now! Sabriel May 2012 #71

One of those "there must be more to the story" headlines bhikkhu May 2012 #9

here's an idea: read the stories and listen to the newscasts cali May 2012 #14

Apparently, she's been late or missing often enough that a judge hughee99 May 2012 #27

you apparently don't read carefully. That is in every fucking article on this cali May 2012 #31

In the article linked to, please link where it specifically mentions hughee99 May 2012 #43

there's a shitload of articles with lots of detail, just a click away, dear. cali May 2012 #45

I don't need to, it's in the article linked to in the OP, right? hughee99 May 2012 #49

The judge shouldn't have ALLOWED her to keep doing it on her own given her circumstances rocktivity May 2012 #34

Given that this would seem to be the logical thing to do, hughee99 May 2012 #48

Explain what law saw that a 17 year old missing school gets jail time? CreekDog May 2012 #41

Truancy is the law, hughee99 May 2012 #47

Truancy law in Texas apply to Anyone UNDER 16 lookingfortruth May 2012 #52

That's not true. Mariana May 2012 #57

Is there a drop out procedure? treestar May 2012 #66

No, not really. Mariana May 2012 #70

Right there you show us there is something we don't know treestar May 2012 #60

the law has obligations for parents and for children and the judge couldn't have looked at the law CreekDog May 2012 #76

It could be all he had before him was the question of treestar May 2012 #77

How exactly does sending a 17 year-old to jail send the message that "she can't do this on her Puregonzo1188 May 2012 #55

Perhaps up until now she's been telling her family hughee99 May 2012 #75

I read (in another artcicle) that the "Judge" COLGATE4 May 2012 #56

Yes, to a pre-determined conclusion treestar May 2012 #59

*** Call the Judge *** (contact information inside) NYC_SKP May 2012 #11

The judge doesn't understand his own law --it's like sending the child to jail for child abandonment CreekDog May 2012 #39

Does he have shares in the private prison industry malaise May 2012 #15

this is clearly not about that. She was sent to jail for 24 hours. cali May 2012 #17

Jail's not the answer, but she really needs to lighten her load. n/t cynatnite May 2012 #16

She's a junior in hs. she needs it lightened for her. cali May 2012 #18

exactly--she's a minor SemperEadem May 2012 #38

Giving up the full time job is the right answer rocktivity May 2012 #21

Giving up one or both jobs... txoctodem May 2012 #26

no, the judge didn't know shit. The reporter informed him of the back story. cali May 2012 #33

Exactly, the older brother is of age treestar May 2012 #65

jail for honors student txoctodem May 2012 #22

So the answer for a student who misses school is to send her to jail... MrScorpio May 2012 #28

I wonder if they've thought of emancipation for the brother that's at college? Lars39 May 2012 #35

why would he need emancipation? He's a college student. He's over 18 cali May 2012 #36

Because student loans are based on a studen't age...up to age 25, iirc. Lars39 May 2012 #46

Yep and the parents have abandoned him as such, too treestar May 2012 #67

Apart from anything else... LeftishBrit May 2012 #40

One wonders what this fuckwad judge does for dessert.... PavePusher May 2012 #50

Yes, the right kid to use for that would be treestar May 2012 #69

People don't be so upset... MrYikes May 2012 #51

Why is this poor woman in jail but Charles and David Koch aren't? Initech May 2012 #54

non-sequitur cali May 2012 #63

I know it is but what I'm getting at is the real criminals are allowed to walk free. Initech May 2012 #68

that's what I was thinking. WTH is the law in Texas that treestar May 2012 #61

She doesn't want to quit school. LisaL May 2012 #72

How to do that while working one and a half jobs treestar May 2012 #78

Her criminal deadbeat parents should be billed rocktivity May 2012 #81

Instead of making assumptions and regional bigotry insinuations... PavePusher May 2012 #74

Do you have to be that sensitive about "regional bigotry?" treestar May 2012 #79

Yes, I do. PavePusher May 2012 #80

Regional bigotry? PavePusher May 2012 #73

I never heard of that JonLP24 May 2012 #64