I cannot think of a better case to demonstrate the moral bankruptcy of the pro-statist authoritarians. This is not the case where they should have made their stand, because the entire proposition that there is anything to be said FOR this search is just plain silly, and giving this publicity will, one hopes, encourage the full panel to understand the full moral and constitutional implications of what they are about to decide.
Our founding fathers knew exactly what they were doing in constraining the powers of the state to conduct searches. This case is only an exclamation point at the end of their excellent work.
The one person we should take pause to feel sympathy for is Ms Redding. It must be mortifying for a young girl to get this kind of publicity about this sort of thing, and the willingness of herself and her family to endure this kind of scrutiny into their affairs deserves our gratitude.
Very well stated once again. I agree entirely. I applaud the young woman, and she is a young woman now having had the child’s view of privacy and security stripped from her, and her parents for their courage in fighting for what’s right. They could have chosen to let it go in order to keep this incident from becoming more widely known and let it slip into a bad but fading memory. Freedom is not free and the price paid is not always blood and the warriors who pay the price are not always stout young men trained for battle. And it shouldn’t be and it can’t be because not all freedoms can be secured that way.