gambling debt

[Just Blue]

This was a hypothetical question jerks I'm not a therapist I just need a reason to inform the students parents that their kid is gambling the college fund away-please no smart ass answers I like to know where I can look this up

So...WHO ARE YOU?? Teacher? Friend? Legal stranger? Student looking to have his/her homework done without effort?

 

[Alex1176]

Minors are not allowed to gamble either...any legit gambling site would have a serious problem if minors were gambling on that site.

It seems that in this case the minor gambling at illegal institution, or even with private persons. Very, very dangerous.

 

[stealth2]

So...WHO ARE YOU?? Teacher? Friend? Legal stranger? Student looking to have his/her homework done without effort?

To use his own terminology... Jerk.

 

[Just Blue]

To use his own terminology... Jerk.

Yeah...I know that who ever this person is in "real life" s/he is a flippin' jerk...But I would like to know "who" they REALLY are in relation to this child.

 

[tranquility]

This was a hypothetical question jerks I'm not a therapist I just need a reason to inform the students parents that their kid is gambling the college fund away-please no smart ass answers I like to know where I can look this up

Tell them.

The only problem was the ethical considerations of you being a therapist. The question was like:

"Hey, I'm a rocket surgeon and was doing a deconfrabulation of the rheosternisis and I found a penny in the box marked "Top Secret" while working at the test site on a test project. Can I keep it?"

(Everyone yells incredulity at you not knowing the basics of brain scientist ethics.)

"Can't you people be helpful? I found a penny on the ground while walking, can I keep it?"

Which, of course, is an entirely different question.

 

[cyjeff]

This was a hypothetical question jerks I'm not a therapist I just need a reason to inform the students parents that their kid is gambling the college fund away-please no smart ass answers I like to know where I can look this up

Well then, jerk, if you are not a therapist you don't have an ethical or a legal dilemma at all.

Therefore, you should tell his parents, jerk.

I know, I know... you don't want to narc out your friend. You are hoping that someone else will do it so that you don't have to be labeled the guy that turned your friend in before he got his hands broken.

Just so that you know, Jerk, a true friend wouldn't even hesitate.

You also realize, of course, that pretending to be a licensed therapist is illegal in most states, right?

 

[cyjeff]

It seems that in this case the minor gambling at illegal institution, or even with private persons. Very, very dangerous.

Or, more likely, the teen is sports gambling on the net and lied about his age.

 

[NellieBly]

A former neighbor is serving time in federal prison for "collecting" debts of this nature.

His methods were not very subtle.

Perhaps you could avoid this kind of trouble for him by just plain telling his parents.

Whatever happened to the plain old anonymous letter? If you're not his therapist, what's stopping you?