Comments on: “Let kids sue parents”

By: Deoxy

Deoxy — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 11:12:08 +0000

The car seats law bothers me for the same reason that seat belt laws in general bother me: not the government’s business, nor do they have the authority to MAKE it their business.

So yeah, those laws should be repealed. They are outside the government’s authority to have passed in the first place (and they aren’t remotely the only ones).

By: Amy Alkon

Amy Alkon — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 21:06:17 +0000

Parents are ticketed or charged with child endangerment for not using car seats. Should that law be repealed? Where do you draw the line between a parent’s freedom and the best interest of the child?

By: Deoxy

Deoxy — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 17:30:49 +0000

Actually, while not entirely practical (shortage of foster parents, etc), the regulations on foster parents is really quite reasonable.

The other thing is psychotic, of course.

By: Walter E. Wallis

Walter E. Wallis — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 13:26:14 +0000

When do parents get to sue their kids for being snots? Or for not doing chores?

By: Tex Mex

Tex Mex — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 13:25:17 +0000

Hurry with steps 1 through 3 above so that your suit can be filed prior to the advent of “tobacco exclusions” on insurance policies.

Not to worry however:

Step 4) sue insurance company – argue to invalidate “tobacco exclusions” as against public policy, because, this is “for the children”.

Step 5) trying not to smirk, argue that insurance application forms asking whether anyone in the household is a smoker is an invasion of privacy and not a reasonable underwriting criteria – throw in a few discrimination/red-lining allegations.

Step 6: Express shock and outrage when premiums escalate and become unaffordable to lower income familiies. Accuse insurance companies of “price gouging”. Call for price controls…

Step 7: Apply for job with the John Edwards campaign.

By: JKoerner

JKoerner — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 11:41:10 +0000

That would work well. Step 1: get an umbrella insurance policy; step 2: smoke around your kids and then sue yourself for the policy limit on their behalf; step 3: profit