Why is this "Child Abuse?"

kennyc · 07-01-2010, 08:25 AM

It is legal to grow pot if you have a license to do so.

http://www.9news.com/news/article.as...2140&catid=339

Sparrow · 07-01-2010, 09:11 AM

Maybe this explains the thinking behind it:
http://www.cannabisculture.com/v2/co...es-Child-Abuse

kennyc · 07-01-2010, 09:28 AM

Hmmm......

A bit like claiming exposing your kid to rock music is child abuse.....or exposure to second hand smoke is child abuse....

Judicial system out of control if you ask me.... I know, I know, you didn't ask...

Iphinome · 07-01-2010, 09:29 AM

I can see why allowing children to be around a controlled substance could be considered putting them at risk but at the same time if a family farm grows tobacco that isn't child abuse. Grandma having her pills in the medicine cabinet isn't child abuse.

It might be about time to admit that children aren't made of glass nor are they sacred objects to be protected from everything at all costs. Giving drugs to children = bad. Taking drugs near children = probably bad, bad in my mind anyway. Having a meth lab in the house = bad. Just having the plants.... is this really any more dangerous than having a poisonous houseplant? Any more dangerous than kitchen knives and by the way the stove is hot?

I'm not pro-pot, I'm not anti-pot. I really don't care about it beyond finding stoners annoying. This arrest though while well meaning strikes me more as nanny state than practical law for the public good.

Sparrow · 07-01-2010, 09:37 AM

I dunno, strictly speaking I imagine most parents could get called for child abuse at some point (cue Philip Larkin's 'This be the verse')

.

But the story says the police were called to a report of domestic violence, they probably won't get any witnesses to support that accusation, and may think resorting to the pot growing charge is the best chance of getting the children out of a chaotic environment.

GeoffC · 07-01-2010, 09:38 AM

does a pot plant emit any substance that the kids could inhale ?

clarknova · 07-01-2010, 09:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffC

does a pot plant emit any substance that the kids could inhale ?

Oxygen.

GeoffC · 07-01-2010, 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by clarknova

Oxygen.

Ppffft ! - anything that could be construed as 'noxious' ?

Nate the great · 07-01-2010, 09:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffC

Ppffft ! - anything that could be construed as 'noxious' ?

oxygen - it's a gateway chemical

happy_terd · 07-01-2010, 09:54 AM

In the US you cant even smack your kid's hand after he (edit: or she...feminist.

) destroys a supermarket without someone calling you in for child abuse.

obs20 · 07-01-2010, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

It is legal to grow pot if you have a license to do so.

http://www.9news.com/news/article.as...2140&catid=339

This is truly an evil abuse of power.

clarknova · 07-01-2010, 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffC

Ppffft ! - anything that could be construed as 'noxious' ?

Not unless you burn it.

Technically the kids could eat it (blegh!) and get some effects (though not as much as when you cook or burn it), but a kid could also eat a poinsettia at Christmas time and get sick.

kindlekitten · 07-01-2010, 11:03 AM

it isn't. they are being made an example of. these are the things that happen in an overly politically correct world

TGS · 07-01-2010, 12:45 PM

Mmm, a bit like calling copyright infringement theft perhaps?

Zed370 · 07-01-2010, 12:57 PM

Geez thats so lame. That is not child abuse...unless they caught the parents smoking MJ in front of their children where the kids could inhale the smoke too.

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07-01-2010, 09:11 AM	#2
Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,395 Karma: 1358132 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	Maybe this explains the thinking behind it: http://www.cannabisculture.com/v2/co...es-Child-Abuse

07-01-2010, 09:28 AM	#3
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,930 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2 & PW, Onyx Boox Go6	Hmmm...... A bit like claiming exposing your kid to rock music is child abuse.....or exposure to second hand smoke is child abuse.... Judicial system out of control if you ask me.... I know, I know, you didn't ask...

07-01-2010, 09:29 AM	#4
Iphinome Paladin of Eris Posts: 3,119 Karma: 20849349 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: USAland Device: Kindle 10	I can see why allowing children to be around a controlled substance could be considered putting them at risk but at the same time if a family farm grows tobacco that isn't child abuse. Grandma having her pills in the medicine cabinet isn't child abuse. It might be about time to admit that children aren't made of glass nor are they sacred objects to be protected from everything at all costs. Giving drugs to children = bad. Taking drugs near children = probably bad, bad in my mind anyway. Having a meth lab in the house = bad. Just having the plants.... is this really any more dangerous than having a poisonous houseplant? Any more dangerous than kitchen knives and by the way the stove is hot? I'm not pro-pot, I'm not anti-pot. I really don't care about it beyond finding stoners annoying. This arrest though while well meaning strikes me more as nanny state than practical law for the public good.

07-01-2010, 09:37 AM	#5
Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,395 Karma: 1358132 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	I dunno, strictly speaking I imagine most parents could get called for child abuse at some point (cue Philip Larkin's 'This be the verse') . But the story says the police were called to a report of domestic violence, they probably won't get any witnesses to support that accusation, and may think resorting to the pot growing charge is the best chance of getting the children out of a chaotic environment.

07-01-2010, 09:38 AM	#6
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	does a pot plant emit any substance that the kids could inhale ?

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happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	In the US you cant even smack your kid's hand after he (edit: or she...feminist. ) destroys a supermarket without someone calling you in for child abuse.

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kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	it isn't. they are being made an example of. these are the things that happen in an overly politically correct world

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TGS Country Member Posts: 9,058 Karma: 7676767 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Denmark Device: Liseuse: Irex DR800. PRS 505 in the house, and the missus has an iPad.	Mmm, a bit like calling copyright infringement theft perhaps?

07-01-2010, 12:57 PM	#15
Zed370 Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: HTC HD2	Geez thats so lame. That is not child abuse...unless they caught the parents smoking MJ in front of their children where the kids could inhale the smoke too.