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November 28, 2004

Father's Tough Love Bites Back

Here's a tip. If you're going to try the whole scared straight thing on your kids, make sure to clean up your own act first.

A man in Newark, N.J., who wanted to teach his daughter a lesson about drinking has ended up in trouble himself after calling the police.
Kevin Winson, 46, had called police to his home after one of his daughters came home intoxicated. However, his attempt to teach his 16-year-old daughter a lesson took a bizarre twist.
When police arrived at his home, the girl informed the police that she was afraid, because of what her father was hiding in their home.
The young girl led police to a crawl space where her father was keeping a stash of guns and hundreds of vials of illegal drugs.
Police said the man was arrested and charged with illegal possession of semiautomatic firearms and possession of a controlled substance.

And another thing. if you're the kind of parent who keeps a stash of illegal weapons and drugs in the crawl space, don't pretend to be too upset about your 16-year old going out drinking.

Posted by: Stephen Macklin at 09:38 AM | Comments (2) | Add Comment

1 And yet, there is a part of me (small, very small), that is kind of pleased that the father was trying to push his kid down a different path and was even involved in her life in the first place. But, I'm an optimistic cynic.

Posted by: RP at November 28, 2004 11:53 AM (X3Lfs)

2 Yeah, dad got busted. But only because the brat knew that she could get even just by accusing him. If she didn't have the real thing, she would've claimed abuse and his life would be hell right now.

I wonder if that'll get thrown out in court because of the lack of search warrant. It certainly doesn't sound like it was in a clear and observable area.

Posted by: Ted at November 29, 2004 01:23 AM (blNMI)

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