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  • Court: Parents Can't Eavesdrop on Children

    12/09/2004 11:15:44 PM PST · by LouAvul · 65 replies · 1,267+ views
    newsmax ^ | 12-9-04
    SEATTLE – Striking a blow for rebellious teenagers, the Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday that state law prohibited parents from eavesdropping on a child's phone conversations. The case reached the high court because of a purse-snatching. A 17-year-old boy was convicted of the robbery, in part on testimony from his girlfriend's mother, who overhead him discussing the crime on the phone with her daughter. The daughter had taken a cordless phone into her bedroom and closed the door. In another room, her mother pressed the speakerphone button on an extension, listened in and took notes. The court ruled that the...