Comments on: Neglect your kid now, sue for $5 M later

By: gunner

gunner — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 07:47:27 +0000

dweeb has a point, but only up to a point. How do you go about punishing the government. A monetary fine is just more taxes on us. Make a person lose their job? Criminal charges? Again they will be defended by a tax paid attorney.

What is a good way to punish a government worker that will simply punish all of us?

By: dweeb

dweeb — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 17:23:03 +0000

The Inquirer editorial says “Birth Mother Has Right to Sue.”

That’s the problem

Is it?

If the government is going to be in the business of second guessing people’s parenting, and taking children away from parents it finds unworthy, shouldn’t it be liable for doing a better job than said parents? Shouldn’t government, in ANY situation where it interferes with our autonomy, and acts as Big Brother, be liable for the better outcomes promised as part of compromising liberty? Such liability would create a strong incentive for government to practice libertarian restraint in intefering with people’s lives. Corporations shy away from markets and industries frought with liability, and we certainly could use such an approach from government when it comes to meddling in the lives of its citizens.

By: wavemaker

wavemaker — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 09:30:00 +0000

The Inquirer editorial says “Birth Mother Has Right to Sue.”

That’s the problem.

By: Pat W

Pat W — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 07:29:29 +0000

The goggles! They do nothing!!!