County of San Mateo v. DELL J.

I dissent.

This is not a case in which parents have refused or failed to support their child in the home environment and for that reason the youngster was removed. This is a case in which the juvenile committed two serious criminal acts: sexual abuse of a sibling, and vehicle tampering in violation of Vehicle Code section 10852. Thus he was declared a ward of the court, removed from his home involuntarily, his custody was awarded to a juvenile probation officer, and he was detained in a regulated environment.

*1258It is evident that the primary motivation of the court in this instance was protection…