I think he's trying to say that defending our rights will sometimes mean defending bad people. Not every case will be in defense of an innocent 12-year-old, sometimes you have to stick up for rapists too.
Innocent 12 year old? LOL.
Try being a teacher. Then read that article from the perspective of the educator and it reads completely differently.
Maybe 12 year olds aren't THAT innocent, but come on. What about privacy? And as an adult, how would you feel if the boss of your boss asks for your facebook's password so they can have an eye on your boss and co-workers?
I wasn't trying to make any judgement about the 12 year old in the article, just differentiate this situation from that surrounding the Miranda case.
okay, if you're looking at this from a teacher's perspective and actually finding some sort of justification for what the school did, imagine that it was the administrators asking for your login and password, because you worked for the school. if it's not justified for you, it's not justified for the student.
Maybe he's referencing the minor being interviewed by the Sheriff and Principal without her parent's consent.