Should the law let parents eavesdrop on their teenage children's phone conversations?* Should the law let parents eavesdrop eaves·drop intr.v. eaves·dropped, eaves·drop·ping, eaves·drops To listen secretly to the private conversation of others. on their teenage children's phone conversations? Of course it should. If, in listening, a parent hears evidence of a crime, is that eavesdropped evidence admissible in court testimony? No, says the supreme court of Washington State (hereinafter "SCOWS"), reversing the robbery conviction Noun 1. robbery conviction - conviction for robbery judgment of conviction, sentence, conviction, condemnation - (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise" of a 17-year-old purse snatcher purse snatcher n (US) → persona que roba por el procedimiento del tirón purse snatcher n (US) → voleur m à l'arraché purse snatcher . Key testimony had come from a witness who had listened in on her daughter's phone conversation with the purse snatcher. Apparently our family phone extensions are to be governed by the same rule of confidentiality rule of confidentiality, n a principle that personal information about others, particularly patients, should not be revealed to anyone not authorized to receive such information. that applies to attorneys' offices and psychiatrists' couches. The point of that rule, however, is to permit attorneys and psychiatrists to do their jobs, which without the rule would be impossible. What useful aspect of family life was impossible before SCOWS handed down this silly decision? |
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