Should Mrs. Hauser be prosecuted?
May 21, 2009 Governmental Reach
One of questions that has arisen in the case of the 13-year-old boy and his mom who are on the run after the government decided to start parenting is whether or not the mother should be prosecuted for a crime. Unfortunately for her, she knew what she was doing in fleeing and missing a court appearance she was required to make. We live in a land where it is expected that its citizens follow the law of it by participating in the justice system and accepting the decisions made there (certainly while appealing any decisions that we think are wrongly made). Therefore, I think government must prosecute her, upon finding her in this country, just like they would anyone else in that case.
That said, I think a strong case can be made in her defense that this was merely a case of self-defense. Was her or her son’s life put in danger by the decision of the court, which ultimately led her to flee? No. In her mind, however, that decision did put her and her son’s eternal soul in danger, and thus it was worth going to any length to preserve that.
These are the kinds of problems that arise when government sticks their collective noses into decisions they have no business being involved in. I still hold out hope that the family will change their minds, while there is time, and have the boy treated. I think the court system will be somewhat lenient with the mother if she returns. Still, I say this as someone who does not believe chemotherapy is intrinsically evil, and I hope most that this family follows their conscience while seeking Truth.
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