Upset with words of high school student (David Parker lawyer blasts distortions)

It was with great disgust that I read a letter in the most recent issue concerning an interview in which I participated after the recent rally in Lexington Center. Due to concerns by the police, my client David Parker was not permitted to cross Massachusetts Avenue to participate in a live interview with Barry Nolan. At the very last moment, I was asked to stand in for Mr. Parker and did so.

According to a letter written by Eric Eid-Reiner, of Russell Road, I made the statement that one "child's family (or maybe the families of some of his friends)" was "not as good as others." That statement is untrue. Not only did I not say such a thing, and never would, but it represents the grotesque manipulation of fact that continues to frequent any discussion concerning Mr. Parker's position. Moreover, the fact that statements concerning my client's position in a complex matter would be attributed to me personally is also particularly troublesome. I have become aware that the author of the letter is a child in school, which may explain some of the errors in fact and logic in the letter. However, the immaturity of the author only goes so far in explaining the inaccuracies, as similar assaults on the truth have plagued virtually every discussion concerning Mr. Parker and this case.

Mr. Parker does not think one child's family is better than another's. His issue is much more sophisticated than that portrayed in this young man's letter. Mr. Parker only wants to be involved in the decision concerning what types of information are relayed to his kindergartner.

Here's the high school student's letter that contained the misinformation

Letter: Sad to see how the kids are affected
Thursday, September 15, 2005

Following the rally and counter-rally in Lexington Center on Tuesday, Sept. 6, people from both sides were interviewed by the TV news media. I happened to walk by just after Neil Tassel, one of David Parker's lawyers, began his interview. Mr. Tassel made a number of comments and comparisons which I found to be inaccurate and unkind.
The saddest part for me, though, was watching one child standing near me, who is maybe 7 or so years old, hearing Mr. Parker's lawyer talk about how this child's family (or maybe the families of some of his friends) is not as good as others. He looked up at his parents, and at everyone around him supporting our schools and families, wondering how someone could say the sort of things that he was hearing. After a few minutes, when he was literally on the verge of tears, he asked his parents if he could go stand a little further away, and went.
We know what happens when children are given the message that their family or the family of their peers is not equal to other families. It hurts all the children by creating a gap between those whose parents have opposing viewpoints. What Mr. Parker is asking of our schools would portray, to every student in the classroom, some families as being superior to others.
To consistently give the message to children that not all the families represented in their classroom are adequate does a disservice to everyone.
That's what this issue boils down to: how adults not supportive of all families affect kids. I saw firsthand how the attitudes of folks like Mr. Parker would, and already do to an extent, affect all children in the schools, and it's simply disheartening. That someone can witness what I saw of that child's experience (or picture the same messages coming in an unspoken, constant way directly from a child's friends and classmates) and still be in favor of what Mr. Parker has unfairly and offensively demanded simply leaves me wondering - and very sad.

Eric Eid-Reiner
Russell Road

The problem with this the entire 'family' argument is that, no matter how you slice it, 2 homosexuals do not constitute a 'family' whether children are involved or not.

The family was originally defined by God for the companionship between a man and a woman resulting in the procreation and rearing of their children. Divorce was the original distortion of the family and now the homosexual community is deforming it further to gain legitimacy for their depraved lifestyle.

The saddest part for me, though, was watching one child standing near me, who is maybe 7 or so years old, hearing Mr. Parker's lawyer talk about how this child's family (or maybe the families of some of his friends) is not as good as others. He looked up at his parents, and at everyone around him supporting our schools and families, wondering how someone could say the sort of things that he was hearing. After a few minutes, when he was literally on the verge of tears, he asked his parents if he could go stand a little further away, and went.

This kid's "parents" were both guys or something??? This was the first time he had realized that this was weird??? Nope, this did NOT happen.

But I could easily believe that a kid named "Eric Eid-Reiner" has weird parents and knows it. Probably moved to tears about it.

What Mr. Parker is asking of our schools would portray, to every student in the classroom, some families as being superior to others.

So let me ask you Eric, would you consider that parents that make and use "meth" in the house are as good as those parents who don't? Would you equate parents who go with their kids to Church on Sunday, with parents who leave their kids with a nanny so they go wife swapping?

Eric, grow up. There are many professional baseball players, some are superior to others. There are many teachers, some are superior to others. There are many parents, some are superior to others. That's the way it is, so just get over it.

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