“Lady’s got 14 kids that are probably going to be wards of the state. There might be some public interest there.”
Huh...I get that...I jess duntno why there is public interest in how they will care for the kids...I thought that our private family lives were just that...go figure...now we can beat the snot out of people that MIGHT be in violation of having babies that MIGHT become wards of the state...interesting turn of events...looks like we don’t want to “be saddled with unwanted kids” like the illustrious sage from Kenya proposed...
You’re mixing things up here. There is a public interest because the govt has decided to get into the business of forcing Americans, via ever increasing taxes, to support the kids of people who can’t. This has done no favors to the millions of children who are now born without fathers because a father is simply not needed.
If the govt didn’t spend our money to do this, you’re right, it would hardly be our business. I’d like to see some info on whether or not the family will pay the hospital bills themselves and how they are going to manage financially.
Okay, think of it differently. Yes, the family certainly has a right not to talk to the press. But, there is no right to privacy enumerated in the Constitution. The press is not (hopefully - I wouldn’t put anything past them) suing the family to access their tax returns or medical records, and they’re not breaking and entering.
The story is:
1. Unusual - octuplets
2. Controversial - Single mom, lives with parents, already has six kids, taking fertility meds
3. Potential public interest - who is paying the million dollar tab for the birth and hospitalization?
In other words, it’s news.