Why are parents made responsible?

Question

Why is it not possible to hold parents responsible for yobbish
elements in our soceity.

Answer 1

because you dont need a licence to have kids, more's the pity

Answer 2

Parents are held responsible in some cases depending on the age of the child. I know in New York that parents aren't really held responsible at all unless their child is working for them and acts as that child does while in their employ. I believe on a level that they should be because they allowed their child to grow into what they are but there are elements of behavior that parents can't control. Should John Wayne Gacy's parents be held accountable for murder because they raised a murderer? On that deeper level you have to hold the personality defects to account rather than the way a person is raised.

Answer 3

Of course parents should be held responsible for their offspring, whose bloody responsibility is it? teachers, police, neighbourhood watch, no it's not. some people have kids and don't give a **** what they get up to, too busy spending their wages, benefits and family allowance on booze and fags, while their little darlings run riot. When these little morons smash a bus shelter, spray graffiti on walls or go round smashing shop windows make the parents pay for the damage and the cost of clearing up the mess and if they can't afford it take it out of their benefits or wages. Unresponsible parents will have no choice but to get their act together and sort their kids out. Make life better for all of us. But what am I saying, even yobs in this country have human rights, mustn't forget that must we.

Answer 4

very good question.I think and believe its just a stereotype assumption coz not all parents are responsible we always hear cases of kids being abused n thats not responsible. its not possible to hold them liable coz they are protected by most laws ,a parent is understood and expected to be the rule maker,the one who knows whats best 4 the kids and many a times kids are the ones who experience just how errisponsible parents are but becouse they dont realy know that that is being erresponsible there is not much they can do or say.then these very kids grow up and do just what their parents did not knowing or understanding that its wrong thus totally destroying the society. dont get me wrong there are some pretty good parents out there.

Answer 5

Listen, I live in an area where women pop out babies like you wouldn't believe, on the way back from the shop 3 weeks ago I had to walk past a group of 40 kids who had no money and nothing to do all night apart from ridicule and pester people going about their business. It can be very intimidating sometimes.

That happens night after night after night

Maybe some of you females should discover the medical marvel that is

CONTRACEPTION

Answer 6

Unfortunately, these days, many of the parents are also irresponsible. They do a lousy job, then expect the rest of us to sort their sprogs out for them. Parents should be responsible for their children until they are eighteen. Although, because of the Human Right's Act, neither parents nor teachers can smack children. Single parents, no dads, both parents working, all these things contribute.

Answer 7

I'm not sure I totally agree with you. Don't you think that society, which allows yobbish behaviour, should also share the responsibility? Drink/drugs/violence/sex abound. Aren't kids just following their adults behaviour by tryng to join in the fun?
Bring back the stocks, I say! I've decided the only things kids fear is being made to look a fool in front of their peers.

Answer 8

Cuz everyone's too scared of making anyone 'responsible'. It's no longer politically correct to lay blame on anyone. It's the Nanny State. The state should sort out all our problems. Parents' jobs are done once they've left the maternity ward, and that's only if they haven't opted for elected caesarian...

Answer 9

Because the child needs to be under the immediate care and control of the parent, i.e. the parent needs to be there!

Secondly, children under 10 have no legal liability, 10-12 must be shown the knew what they were doing was wrong. 12-14 preseumption they knew it was wrong but the presumption can be rebutted. 14+ they know it is wrong, even if they dont!

Answer 10

Because the kids that cause the trouble have parents who are not much older than kids. This brand of family iare the type that think the world owes them a living.
So dont disturb them as they are the ones who are not at work pretending to work like we are but at home on their fat arses subathing on the dole. At least we know ehre they are on days like this.

Mkaes you proud to be Englich doesnt it?

Answer 11

Proving it would be the hardest thing. It takes a long time to get anything to court. The Courts would be swamped because there is so much anti social behaviour out there. Best thing would be to teach kids manners when they are little.