Should Parents be charged for their children's crimes?

[Be Strong Blackman]

Depends on how old the child is

Under 18

 

[Be Strong Blackman]

Parents should be charged a hefty fine.

Only a fine? …

 

[KidJSoul]

It depends their role, neighborhood, and the child's age

The school shooter? Yes, because parents shouldn't allow their sons to grow up to be antisocial weirdos by neglecting their mental health and letting them get guns

Charging parents is a good way to prevent this

 

[Be Strong Blackman]

The Michigan parents arent being charged for their sons crimes.
They are being charged for their role in the crime, and rightfully so.
You aint slick.

Thanks. I updated the post.

 

[JNew]

If they can be proven to have helped in the child's crime then yes obviously.

 

[Yinny]

Yes. It would also discentivize family benefiting from a minor getting away with a crime.

 

[SupaHotIce]

Most bad kids were influenced by other bad kids, but bad parenting or environment is somewhere in there still

 

[MeachTheMonster]

Depends on how negligent they are.

If it can be proven that they could have prevented the crime with a reasonable amount of positive parenting/attention, then yeah they should be charged. Even more so than the kid in some cases.

 

[Be Strong Blackman]

Yes. It would also discentivize family benefiting from a minor getting away with a crime.

I think it would have the kid think twice. “I don’t want my mom to go to jail” ir whatever the penalty is

 

[Dad]

Those cacs in Detroit definitely should.

They raised a demon and thought that shyt was cute

 

[OVER]

As a non parent and someone who aspires to remain childless, yes. Depending on if they nurtured their gun obsession and how young they are. Also a lot of these little crazy fukkers still have reverence for their parents. I'm sure if they knew their parents were also on the hook for their mass shooting they wouldn't do it.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Some people would think twice if they knew the price for taking someone's child was watching their mother get put on the rack until her limbs were pulled from her body

 

[ImLionyall]

Parents are held responsible for everything else, what makes crime the exception?

 

[The Wolf Among You]

DEPENDS ON THE SITUATION.

This. If your child’s behavior is linked to poor parenting, and lack of parental guidance than yeah you should receive some legal responsibility for their actions.
It’s a case by case thing.

 

[Be Strong Blackman]

No

Why not?