So last night I got to sit and videotape Kellie as she performed with the All-County Band in concert locally here in Ft Lauderdale. As I watched the videotape and I zeroed in on her, sitting in the 2nd chair playing her flute....I found myself thinking back to how much she's grown up and changed in the almost 7 years since I first met her mother.
I was really proud of her, and I made a point of telling her what a great job she had done. I even through her the ultimate compliment---by letting her have one hour of computer time this weekend as a reward for her achievement. That's something I didn't think I'd be saying to Kellie for quite awhile.
On the other hand, tonight at dinner, Kellie asked me if we had any interesting cases in court this week. I remembered a case from yesterday, that had two people, a man and a woman, who were charged with misdemeanor child neglect. What did they do?
Well, it seemed that the couple had two daughters. One was aged 14 and the other was aged 12. The older girl somehow became involved with a young man of around 23 years old (don't ask) and after a short period of time found herself pregnant. Meanwhile, the younger sister....that's right....the 12 YEAR OLD, begins to see a man who is 26 years old (I'm going to imagine they must have tons in common). Surprise, surprise...soon afterwards she is pregnant also. Two daughters...14 & 12....both pregnant. So, what do the concerned parents do about this situation??
A) Call the police and have the two men arrested for statutory rape.
B) Take the two girls to a rape crisis or treatment center
C) Figure out where you are going to hide the bodies of the two young men--after you kill them.
Well, the truth is that the parents decided to go off the board and select "D".....
D) Invite the two young men to live with them and their two daughters as one big happy, dysfunctional pathetic family unit.
Uh...these folks selected "D". The county prosecutors are currently looking into upgrading the charge from a misdemeanor to a felony.
(Sigh)
Later,
Jeff
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