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TheMercenary · 04-23-2007, 01:31 PM

I would say that it is a personal choice on how parents exercise a teens right to privacy and the parents choose what boundries to set, not the teen, on just how much privacy they may or may not set. There are so many factors which affect just how much privacy is or should be afforded to any minor child for which you are directly responsible for. Teens face many issues, drugs, drinking, speeding, suicide, drinking and driving, sexual behavior, pregnancy... all of these things place teens at risk. If a parent can intervene and help the child/teen make the right choices they may be able to avert a family/community disaster which could forever change peoples lives. In todays world of cell phones, text messaging, internet connections, etc, parent have lost an ability to help keep their kids safe. I still contend that a "kid" (minor) has no right to privacy, but that in fact it is a privilege afforded to the minor, as seen fit to the appropriate behavior of the child. Good behavior, greater privilege to privacy, bad behavior, then that privilege is appropriately modified as required. A fairly simple but difficult parenting responsibility.

Here are a few things to think about, as you will see the issue is complicated:

http://www.drheller.com/privacy.html

http://www.associatedcontent.com/art...teenagers.html

http://writ.news.findlaw.com/colb/20060208.html

http://uchicagolaw.typepad.com/facul...rnia_cour.html

04-23-2007, 01:31 PM	#80
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	I would say that it is a personal choice on how parents exercise a teens right to privacy and the parents choose what boundries to set, not the teen, on just how much privacy they may or may not set. There are so many factors which affect just how much privacy is or should be afforded to any minor child for which you are directly responsible for. Teens face many issues, drugs, drinking, speeding, suicide, drinking and driving, sexual behavior, pregnancy... all of these things place teens at risk. If a parent can intervene and help the child/teen make the right choices they may be able to avert a family/community disaster which could forever change peoples lives. In todays world of cell phones, text messaging, internet connections, etc, parent have lost an ability to help keep their kids safe. I still contend that a "kid" (minor) has no right to privacy, but that in fact it is a privilege afforded to the minor, as seen fit to the appropriate behavior of the child. Good behavior, greater privilege to privacy, bad behavior, then that privilege is appropriately modified as required. A fairly simple but difficult parenting responsibility. Here are a few things to think about, as you will see the issue is complicated: http://www.drheller.com/privacy.html http://www.associatedcontent.com/art...teenagers.html http://writ.news.findlaw.com/colb/20060208.html http://uchicagolaw.typepad.com/facul...rnia_cour.html __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!