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A lot of people seem to think that this mother did the right thing. Time will tell. I believe that her decision to criminalize her daughter will have grave repercussions down the road. A lot of kids do stupid things, then grow to be productive, moral adults. This situation could better have been handled in the privacy of their own home. I certainly do not support her in her decision to turn her own child into the police.

With children comes joy and sorrow.

I hope the daughter realizes her actions of breaking the law and understand she has caused her mother a lot of distress about making the decision to turn her in.

Personally I wouldn't be so eager to hand her over considering her future will be forever tarnished at my helping. The daughter is a grown 18 year old and I would let her make that decision to turn herself in and advise her it's the right thing to do and that you don't want police come busting in. It's either that or she moves out. That way she has an option and a decision to make. The mother may be hurting now, but if her daughter never forgives her, she'll be hurting for a long time.

If she was underage I would turn her in because as the parent it would be my decision to make and my cross to bear.

I'm shocked that so many blacks are so stupid. You really buy into the bourgeoisie establishment morality? The police are the enemy of the police!

Any mother who grasses her own daughter to the police, is stupid and inmoral. She should be ashamed of herslf.

You are all house nergos! I bet you all what to live a comfortable white middle class lifestyle. It ain't going to happen!

It's never an easy decision to do the right thing when even the authorities won't deliver true justice. In the long run the perpetrator's mother will find peace even if not now. Right eventually triumphs over wrong. Situation ethics would say that the Police and Courts are going to discriminate but that's on their consciences. Ever heard 2 wrongs don't make a right?

I'm sure that must have been one of the hardest decisions you had to make. I respect you for that. Hopefully one day your daughter will also. For those who disagree, remember the law is there for a reason. If we choose to break it, there is a price to pay. Stay strong in the knowledge that you reported your daughter because you love her. Sometimes we call that tough love. What a better country this would be, if there were more parents like you. Instead of allowing our children to get away with murder. Sadly literally, in some cases. God bless you.

Adrienne Ives is a powerful role model for parents everywhere. She stood up to be counted and showed her child, and, by default, all of our children, that there is a right and a wrong way to behave. She has had the courage to do this in the glare of publicity. Adrienne, I aspire (as a mum of three) to your courage and parenting. I have faith that your actions will make a real difference to your beautiful daughter. We are all right behind you.

You should be proud of yourself. It shows you didnt bring her up that way. You should feel no guilt because if you had not turned her in, she would have been caught regardless and by then you would probably be charged as an accomplice or for perverting the course of justice just because you failed to report. Raise up your head and be of good cheers. I know it is hard though.

She could have disciplined her daughter herself and left the police to do their job. You never know by some divine intervention she could have never been caught.
Youth don't always need to be hauled before the court to learn the lesson. Now her whole career is tarnished. That was such a hard decision but then again she could be doing her daughter some good. Such a hard one, only Jah know...

you did the right thing,otherwise the police would be kicking down your front door. I'd do the same. Respect to you.

turn ur child in to the pigs, no thanks

Stupid parent. Snitched on her own kid. The child didn't murder nobody.

I bet she will regret that stupid decision.

Well done Mrs Ives - you did what a lot of our parents should have been doing a long time ago and although it's a distressing time for you don't feel bad about it because I would have done exactly the same. You didn't raise her that way and your daughter should have known better and she has to face the consequences of her actions.

It's just a pity the rest of the parents who know their children have taken part (unfortunately especially in the Black community)in the disturbances won't do the same and that is the saddest thing of all....

Bet she feels guilty now.. Even though her daughter was wrong she's going to hate her mum because now she's imprisoned.. I bet she extremely scared.. At least she was a decent person and maybe just got caught up in all the madness and regrets it very much.. Majority of the rioters were uneducated, jobless fools with no morals or respect

What an idiot. some people are jus Fooool