Rather than the parent's comment coming across as mistrustful, yours comes across as apologetic for authority.
The idea that someone in authority, on being reminded that they're wrong, will turn around and do what's being asked by their subject is contrary to virtually every study on authority and, indeed, daily experience.
This entire discussion is in response to an article highlighting the prison system's refusal to update a system to provide inmates with their guaranteed rights.
Of course the state, in principle, makes such exceptions. The question is whether those exceptions are respected. And especially in light of the context in which we're debating (the article), yours and not the parent's seems the extraordinary claim.
The idea that someone in authority, on being reminded that they're wrong, will turn around and do what's being asked by their subject is contrary to virtually every study on authority and, indeed, daily experience.
This entire discussion is in response to an article highlighting the prison system's refusal to update a system to provide inmates with their guaranteed rights.
Of course the state, in principle, makes such exceptions. The question is whether those exceptions are respected. And especially in light of the context in which we're debating (the article), yours and not the parent's seems the extraordinary claim.