Rikurzhen
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I'm not sure if this is due to Liberal Idiocy (99% reliable prediction) or old Southern dry-town types of laws brought about by Bible thumpers:
Assuming there really isn't anything else going on, her desire to develop and guide her children's exposure to alcohol rather than leaving that mission up to her children's peers and the media is admirable. That's exactly how both my wife and I were raised and it's exactly what we're doing with our kids.
According to police, Patricia Denault poured herself a shot of Fireball cinnamon whiskey and took a picture of her son taking a sip. She posted that picture on Facebook, but someone saw that picture and called the police.
"Me taking a picture and putting it on Facebook, I thought it was funny," Denault said.
Denault was arrested on Wednesday, charged with child neglect after she said three uniformed officers and Child Protective Services came to her house and interviewed her kids.
The mother reportedly told police officers that she wanted her children, including the seven-year-old son featured in the Facebook photos, to “experience alcohol in a controlled setting.”
Here's the law. Draconian nanny-stating."Me taking a picture and putting it on Facebook, I thought it was funny," Denault said.
Denault was arrested on Wednesday, charged with child neglect after she said three uniformed officers and Child Protective Services came to her house and interviewed her kids.
The mother reportedly told police officers that she wanted her children, including the seven-year-old son featured in the Facebook photos, to “experience alcohol in a controlled setting.”
A parent or guardian may not give a child alcohol, even at home. If they do they will be subjected to prosecution under Florida Statutes, Section 562.11. That Section makes it unlawful for any person to sell, give, serve, or permit to be served alcohol to any person under the age of 21. It does not make an exception for parents or guardians. If a parent or guardian provides alcohol to a child, the parent or guardian could be subjected to prosecution under Florida Statutes, Section 562.11 for the misdemeanor offense of Selling, Giving, or Serving Alcoholic Beverages to a Person Under Age 21, punishable by up to 60 days in jail and a $500.00 fine, and/or under Section 827.04 for the misdemeanor offense of contributing to the delinquency of a child, punishable by up to one year in jail and a $1000.00 fine.
Assuming there really isn't anything else going on, her desire to develop and guide her children's exposure to alcohol rather than leaving that mission up to her children's peers and the media is admirable. That's exactly how both my wife and I were raised and it's exactly what we're doing with our kids.