What is the name of your state? Pennsylvania
I was called to a local police station recently to pick up my 17 year old son. When I entered the police station the officer told me and I quote, "Your son was drinking and driving tonight." I was irate and began to question my son as to whose car he had been driving, since I knew it was not a family vehicle. He proceeded to tell me that he was not driving or drinking. This conversation went back and forth for several minutes, when I turned to the officer and asked what the charges were. She proceeded to tell me that my son was detained alongside of a local store, given a breathealyzer which registered 0.0197 and was being charged with underage drinking. When I questioned why she had told me that he had been drinking and driving, when, in fact, he had not, her reply was that she wanted me to understand the seriousness of this crime. She then proceeded to tell me that she understood that my son was depressed and that I had taken him off of his anti-depressant medication (she specifically named the pill). My question, is this harassment and violation of my son's right to medical privacy, (HIPPA)? Also, as my son and I got into our vehicle my son did slam the car door and yell an obscenity in frustration at what had just transpired. Another officer aprroached our car with handcuffs, threatened to haul him off to "juvy", called him a "punk",and then yelled to me to get out of his town.
P.S. My minor son was questioned alone, was not advised that he did not have to answer any questions, or that he had the right to have his parents or lawyer present, and was not read his Miranda rights.
I was called to a local police station recently to pick up my 17 year old son. When I entered the police station the officer told me and I quote, "Your son was drinking and driving tonight." I was irate and began to question my son as to whose car he had been driving, since I knew it was not a family vehicle. He proceeded to tell me that he was not driving or drinking. This conversation went back and forth for several minutes, when I turned to the officer and asked what the charges were. She proceeded to tell me that my son was detained alongside of a local store, given a breathealyzer which registered 0.0197 and was being charged with underage drinking. When I questioned why she had told me that he had been drinking and driving, when, in fact, he had not, her reply was that she wanted me to understand the seriousness of this crime. She then proceeded to tell me that she understood that my son was depressed and that I had taken him off of his anti-depressant medication (she specifically named the pill). My question, is this harassment and violation of my son's right to medical privacy, (HIPPA)? Also, as my son and I got into our vehicle my son did slam the car door and yell an obscenity in frustration at what had just transpired. Another officer aprroached our car with handcuffs, threatened to haul him off to "juvy", called him a "punk",and then yelled to me to get out of his town.
P.S. My minor son was questioned alone, was not advised that he did not have to answer any questions, or that he had the right to have his parents or lawyer present, and was not read his Miranda rights.
