Rachel Canning of New Jersey decided that since she was 18 years old, she was an adult and no longer had to live by her parents rules. The parents gave her two choices, stay under their roof and live by their rules or get out. She chose the latter of the two and moved in with a friend whose father is an attorney. She is happy at this house because the attorney has allowed teenagers to have alcoholic parties at their house since the girls were 15 years old. Now, Canning with the assistance of the attorney, is suing her parents for the tuition needed to finish high school at the private school she has been attending (Dad quit paying the tuition when Canning moved out), college tuition and expenses, AND a $600 a WEEK living stipend. Her and the attorney's stance is that her parents made a lot of money during their adult lives and should afford Canning the opportunity to reach her goals for her life. Canning has set up a FB page at https://www.facebook.com/educationforrachel so people can support her, but from what I have seen on there all she is doing is getting a spanking for her attitude. I say the judge should: 1. Make her AND her attorney both publically apologize to her parents; 2. Order her AND her attorney to pay the legal expenses of the parents; 3. Have the attorney's children removed from the home because of the parties he sponsors for minors; and 4. Have the attorney thrown in jail for contributing to the delinquency of minors and child endangerment. What do you think?
Care to shed some light on how they know this attorney/dad has been a sponsor of throwing parties for minors? You're taking that situation a little too seriously, IMHO. I think lightly of the situation because my mother used to let me and a few buddies drink at our cabin all the time. No big deal. I can't be the only one who my parents let drink around them before I turned 21... right?
Drinking aside she has no case for living, college, etc... She MAY have a case for high school tuition if she snags a super liberal judge. What a shame on both parties for letting it get to this point.
I heard Rush talking about this today, it's a damn shame something this trivial even made it. To the courts.
I'm not sure how she could have a case for high school tuition, I'm sure she could transfer to public school until she graduated. Her parents must have done a bang up job teaching her to take care of herself if this is her first act as an adult.
They were trying to get her to abide by their rules and she decided she didn't want to so she left. She is a good student by all other accounts. Scholarships and such but she apparently has a little birdie in her ear filling her mind of more of those pesky entitlements. Didn't we just discuss this about the entitlement mentality of todays youth. Lol Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Tapatalk
This falls under the same idiotic lawsuit group as the kid who got away with vehicular manslaughter while underage drinking because he was rich and didn't understand true consequences to his actions. Well welcome to the real world. She needs to learn the hard way. Side note. They should make attorneys who bring these cases to court pay for the courts cost when they get thrown out. Or send them to judge judy. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Exactly. That's why I said it would take a super liberal judge to say it's not fair for her to have to transfer during her last semester. Long shot but wouldn't surprise me in today's society.
She has been denied school tuition and expenses as of now. Atleast the judge seems to understand the ramifications. http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/04/justice/student-sues-parents-new-jersey/ Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Tapatalk
The attorney allowed his daughter to have alcoholic parties where they (parents) supplied the booze. It was illegal and for an attorney or anyone else to do that.
I get that... How did that come into play during this case though? Did one of her friends/her admit she went to stay there because the attorney let them have parties or drink? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Words can not describe what I think about this situation. I do feel bad because she is confused and I would bet that her "friends" are an extremely bad influence. I don't see her going down a good path if she doesn't drop this and reconcile with her parents.
In my opinion, if your parents allowed you to drink, and also allowed your friends to drink before your states legal age, then your parents are morons. Period. End of story. That is not being a parent. That is trying to be a "friend", and they were not mature enough to raise children. Parents that knowingly allow their children to "party" prior to legal age need to freaking grow up.
