The U.S. State and Federal authorities routinely destroy peoples lives over exactly this kind of "offence". Children are taken from their families, steady wage earners are jailed, family property is taken, innocent people are shot by wannabe ninja "tac teams" serving no knock warrants, terminal patients are denied demonstrably useful medications, etc., etc., ad nauseum.
I think it's a very interesting story and will be most interested in seeing exactly how Jeb and "W" react.
With sadness. They're parents. How would you react? They can't ground her!
The OFFENSE is alleged to be prescription fraud...not a marijuana bust
It's a NON STORY in my opinion because of the hype and *breaking news* alerts/music/headlines every 5 minutes on cable news.
Most Americans will feel badly for this girl if she's addicted, and her parents - concerned and embarressed by this family problem. Thats about the extent of it.
She's surely gotten NO special treatment, she was arrested, as she should be if she was committing prescription fraud.
In light of everything this country has gone through, I consider this a non story, for you it may be the STORY of a LIFETIME, enjoy it!