Mom Sues Cops Who Arrested Her for Leaving 14-Year-Old Daughter Home Alone

A federal judge has ruled that two cops who work at a public school in Midland, Texas, can be sued for seizing a 14-year-old from her family's apartment because she was there alone. Despite her pleas, the officers did not let the girl call her parents for hours, nor would they let her pick up the phone when her father called. They also searched the family's home without a warrant.

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-WiscoDave

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Shit, when I was 14 I  was babysitting other people's kids for the weekend.

There wasn't a whole lot of money making opportunities for a teen-aged boy living in army quarters, so we babysat. I passed out fliers in mailboxes, provided references,  the whole drill.

My rate was 50 cents an hour until midnight, 75 cents an hour after midnight, and a dollar an hour once my head hit the pillow if it was overnight. There were more than a couple times I'd show up after school Friday and babysat through the weekend while the parents went to another city doing the tourist thing.