[CholeraJoe]

IMHO, an unemancipated minor has no expectation of privacy, ever. Their parents can read their mail, medical records, email and text messages.

[Sopater]

IMHO, an unemancipated minor has no expectation of privacy, ever. Their parents can read their mail, medical records, email and text messages.

Here! Here!

[Popman]

IMHO, an unemancipated minor has no expectation of privacy, ever. Their parents can read their mail, medical records, email and text messages.

All my children (6) at some point in their leap from teenager to adulthood have tried to make me believe they actually have rights, besides natural rights, while under my roof, eating my food, using my utilities, on my insurance plans and in some cases paying for their education.

It has always been an interesting conversation every time and humorous .

[JamesP81]

IMHO, an unemancipated minor has no expectation of privacy, ever. Their parents can read their mail, medical records, email and text messages.

Legally, you are right. Practically, such invasive rules on kids almost out of the house anyway frequently produces bitter children that will remain bitter towards their parents for the remainder of their days. If you treat 16 to 18 year old kids like their 5 the result is that they'll get away from you as fast as they can and when mom and dad get old, they can forget junior taking care of them. Not to mention that these kids don't often turn into model citizens.

Not that any of that has anything to do with this issue. They were in public. People tend to see things done in public.

[LeGrande]

IMHO, an unemancipated minor has no expectation of privacy, ever.

So a step father has the right to strip search his 15 year old daughter?

Children do have privacy rights whether you like it or not.