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In the US, you can't call the cops on your parents [while you're underage] unless they've done something to physically harm you. Basically, most of the prevailing law here takes the position that if there are no permanent marks, there's not much that needs to be done. Even clear cases of emotional abuse are very difficult to prosecute here.Except in the case of sexual abuse, where it is altogether too easy to prosecute people. I remember hearing a story* of a couple getting a divorce where they both wanted to take their daughter. The mother had the bright idea of accusing the father of sexually abusing the daughter. The ONLY reason the man didn't immediately go to jail was because he had documentation that he had been on a business trip for the entire period during which the sexual abuse was supposed to have occurred and couldn't possibly have abused the daughter. She still got the girl, though.*I've never bothered to source it, so take it for what it's worth.
In the US, you can't call the cops on your parents [while you're underage] unless they've done something to physically harm you. Basically, most of the prevailing law here takes the position that if there are no permanent marks, there's not much that needs to be done.
*Sigh*can we keep this on topic? The topic is about what the big thing might be, NOT SEX
Quote from: Qwerty.55 on December 11, 2010, 12:59:24 amIn the US, you can't call the cops on your parents [while you're underage] unless they've done something to physically harm you. Basically, most of the prevailing law here takes the position that if there are no permanent marks, there's not much that needs to be done.If Sir's parents were to take away a calculator bought entirely with his own, legitimately earned money, that's petty larceny (presuming the price of the calc was under whatever the specified amount for grand larceny in his state's criminal codes), and Sir could press charges against his parents for stealing the calculator. Since Sir is carefully documenting his paychecks, they could prove in a court of law that his parents have no claim to possession of the calculator.
Maybe ask your parents for a 2nd chance of computer usage?Most parents will accept it if you ask them sincerely.
Quote from: holmes221b on December 11, 2010, 11:33:14 amIf Sir's parents were to take away a calculator bought entirely with his own, legitimately earned money, that's petty larceny (presuming the price of the calc was under whatever the specified amount for grand larceny in his state's criminal codes), and Sir could press charges against his parents for stealing the calculator. Since Sir is carefully documenting his paychecks, they could prove in a court of law that his parents have no claim to possession of the calculator.Yes, but why would he go that far? If he did that, his parents would be even stricter to him!
If Sir's parents were to take away a calculator bought entirely with his own, legitimately earned money, that's petty larceny (presuming the price of the calc was under whatever the specified amount for grand larceny in his state's criminal codes), and Sir could press charges against his parents for stealing the calculator. Since Sir is carefully documenting his paychecks, they could prove in a court of law that his parents have no claim to possession of the calculator.
Maybe we kidnap Sir?
Quote from: ScoutDavid on December 11, 2010, 11:34:32 amQuote from: holmes221b on December 11, 2010, 11:33:14 amIf Sir's parents were to take away a calculator bought entirely with his own, legitimately earned money, that's petty larceny (presuming the price of the calc was under whatever the specified amount for grand larceny in his state's criminal codes), and Sir could press charges against his parents for stealing the calculator. Since Sir is carefully documenting his paychecks, they could prove in a court of law that his parents have no claim to possession of the calculator.Yes, but why would he go that far? If he did that, his parents would be even stricter to him!I'm not saying that he should do that, Scout. I'm just saying that if he does buy a new calc between now and when he moves out in May, and his parents take it away from him, he does have the option of calling the police on them for taking that particular calc away from him--particularly if they refuse to return it to him when he moves out in May.Quote from: ScoutDavid on December 11, 2010, 11:38:46 amMaybe we kidnap Sir?You do realize that kidnapping is a crime, right?
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