Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Daughter fails math test, so dad thrown in jail

Pop gets 6-month sentence for contributing to delinquency
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Posted: May 11, 2008
8:17 pm Eastern

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Brittany Gegner (courtesy WCPO-TV)

A northern Kentucky man is in jail today – serving a 180-day sentence – because his 18-year-old daughter failed a math test and didn't get her General Equivalency Diploma, or GED, as a previous court order required.

Brittany Gegner, the daughter, says if anyone should be jailed, it should be her.

"It's like I should, if anybody should be punished for this," Brittany told WCPO-TV in Cincinnati. "I would way rather me go to jail than my dad."

Even Brian Gegner's ex-wife agrees the judge's decision is absurd. [read more]

2 comments:

NY Catholic Mom said...

This is like the recent case in Michigan where a 7-year old boy was taken from his family because his father mistakenly bought a Mike's Hard Lemonade for him at a baseball game.

Here's the link:
http://www.parentalrights.org/blog/true-stories/boy-pays-price-for-fathers-minor-mistake

DR said...

Thank you for the link to that story. This is ridiculous; things are out of control. The good parents are the ones these things happen to and the ones who should actually be looked into get away with it.

This is what happens when you give an organization too much power and you don't allow wrongfully accused parents any recourse.