thedumbguy100
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I couldn't agree more...You gave weed to a child under your care.
That could very well be a career changing decision... and should be. It showed extremely poor judgement... and may have legal consequences as well.
I would plan on being fired. I would also consider a different career.
Sure... you provided pot to a child under your care.I understand what I did...and I am very very aware of just how stupid it was. But thank you for reminding me.
I am now worried about the legal consequences. Can anyone help me with that part?
Really? So you see no problem with an adult giving children drugs, huh?You made a stupid mistake but not one that you should be criminally punished by IMO...
Are you saying that it is okay to pass along suspected pot to an at risk minor?SIGH...
OP, are you and herbologist, a chemist that tested the substance, or trained in the recognition of controlled substances?
That is not a reasonable defense. The OP believed it to be pot. That is all that is necessary.I'm trying to politely pass along to OP the only defense he may have to keep himself out of serious legal trouble.
An at risk child being handed pot by his counselor? What would be worse than that?I can honestly think of many things worse happening, than a 16 yr old having a little weed.
So you are saying it is the at risk child's fault that his counselor gave him weed?If he purchased it once, he obviously should be able to purchase it again. So the end result was relatively negligible in comparison to death, permanent injury or major catastrophic damage.
I would think that the number of people here that were handed a bag of confiscated pot by their counselor approaches zero.How many people here had possession of weed when THEY were 16 I wonder.
To his career, I cannot think of a worse one.I am not saying I agree with his poor choice, only that I can think of many worse things, with worse outcomes.
The parents already told your supervisor. Your supervisor isn't covering his butt... he is a mandatory reporter.I'm working with this kid because he has anger issues. He has shown very good improvement recently, as said by the parents. My intent was for him to realize he had made a bad choice in getting it in the first place and for him to not start taking steps backward...I chewed his butt and told him to get rid of it.
The weed (or possibly hashise) was about hte size of my thumbnail.I had a great working relationship with the parents and am certain they wont seek any legal actions against me.
I work for through the county so there are a number of people who have to write a report and cover their butt...that's where I think the jist of my consequences will stem from.
Thanks for the input everyone.
Apparently he does not work for the county, his employer is a contractor. There can be a big difference. But, in this situation, it probably makes little difference other than to potentially expose the county to civil liability should the minor have been injured. This does not make him legally responsible for the child to the point where child neglect charges would likely apply. Likewise it does not grant him any legal requirement to seize marijuana or any other contraband. nor to report it.Here is the timeline from the OP's post.
The OP is working with a 16 year old.
A sibling to that 16 year old produced pot that the SIBLING said was found in the 16yr old's room.
The OP took the pot from the sibling and handed it to an at risk youth for disposal.
The OP works with the county government.
The OP then lied about what happened when the parents and the supervisor confronted him about the behavior.