Mom charged after putting recording device in daughter's backpack
In late September, Sims says she had enough. She tells 10 On Your Side her 9-year-old daughter was getting bullied at Ocean View Elementary. She says repeated calls and emails to the school went un-returned. [...] Sims says she took actions into her own hands. She wanted to prove that nothing was being done to help her 4th grade daughter. She put a digital recorder into her daughter's backpack in hopes of catching audio from inside the classroom. "If I'm not getting an answer from you what am I left to do?" she asked. The recorder was found. The 9-year-old was moved to a new classroom and about a month later Sims was charged by police.
[...] Sims was charged with felony use of device to intercept oral communication and misdemeanor contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The felony charge could carry five years in prison.
(Score: 2) by bob_super on Thursday November 30 2017, @10:05PM
The fundamental problem being that the writing of laws is a mix of written word and intent.
While that's true everywhere, the US Special Blend of Cronyism, legal bribery, stash of contradicting case law, and need to find standing before you can start the extra-long process of getting even a blatantly unconstitutional law repealed, makes of a pretty unique clusterfuck.