do you think, that due to the rising crime levels amongst kids, who are too young to be prosecuted, do you think that the parents should be fined for their kids crimes and if they did do you think parents would do a better job of parenting and accepting responsiblity for their kids behaviour?
2006-11-01 04:35:57 · 33 answers · asked by dastardly 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
anee yes i do have kids and no i am not stupid. people in glass houses shouldnt throw stones please read your message again! i am talking kids when have you seen a child in jail or going to court and getting a fine! honestly take your own advice and if you are going to be insulting dont bother posting a message
2006-11-01 05:14:56 · update #1
this is a very good question seeing as our criminals are getting younger and younger. i think that parents should be held responsible as a lot of them dont even know where they are half the time! but fines would be no good they would have to do some public service of some kind. it would improve parenting skills i think as they would do their damn best to make sure their kids behaved. discipline and morals are not present today as they used to be because like the police, parents rights have all been taken away and the kids know they have the upper hand, and can abuse the system and get away with it
2006-11-01 05:02:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Tough question. For me it would depend on how many times the child has gotten into trouble and if the parents had done any discipline. If the child does damage to someone's property, then yeah the parents are responsible to pay for the damages. Now if the child is the teenage years (and they should know between right and wrong by then) and they do a crime, if they are too young to do jail time, then they should be held accountable for what they did and do community service. Parents can't be with their kids 24/7. I mean if the government thinks that way they are in for a rude awakening. Most parents have to work to support their kids. I would have to say maybe parents can be responsible at some point, but it should depend on the circumstances and what was done.
2006-11-01 04:52:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Assessing a fine on the parents already happens. I fail to see the point in fining the parents. I do not think a fine will change parents. This happened to me. I used to be married and had a couple of step-children. One was picked up for shoplifting a candy bar and I got the $250 fine and the child got a stern warning and his picture on a wall of shame for a year. I fail to see the point in making me pay a fine for my kid's crime. In this situation, who exactly was punished for the crime of shoplifting a candy bar? The kid was basically a good kid who happened to fall in with a bad crowd and got talked into doing something he knew he should not, so getting caught and essentially being humbled a bit probably would have been sufficient to teach the lesson. To the best of my knowledge, this particular child has now grown into a responsible adult, and not gone into a life of crime, so I guess the warning and embarrassment worked as intended. But, I'm still the one out $250...
2006-11-01 05:08:47 · answer #3 · answered by rowlfe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a valid question - This is often debated in our office where we deal with the victims and witnesses of crime committed by some of these budding Ronnie and Reggie Krays. When all is said and done (and yes I am a parent!)...Parents are responsible for instilling a sense of right and wrong in their kids.
If parental responsibilty also included taking the punishment if their (so called) 'under the age of criminal responsibility' offspring broke the law, then maybe they would do a better job of parenting them in the first place.
Sadly, we have a country populated by 'do-gooders' who have the aim in life of taking away ANY responsibility both from the juvenile criminal AND their parents, and moving it swiftly on to the shoulders of every other member of society!
We also have a society who think that insurance protects those that have strived to buy the luxury items, so those that just want but don't wish to work for those same luxury goods can take by force if necessary....is this world sick...or what?!?!?!
2006-11-01 07:15:03 · answer #4 · answered by lippz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely. In my department if a kid gets picked up for anything including curfew we have their parents/guardians sign a parental responsibility form. This document gives them notice that if their child is picked up again that they are subject to arrest for violation of the village ordinance of parental responsibility and/or fines of up to I think it's $750.00. The fact is that a lot of times their kids do get picked up more than once and it is up to our descretion to charge the parents. It is really made for the parents that don't care about their kids and we would end up becoming the parents. It really works great. We had a kid a few weeks ago who is a drug dealer and it was his third arrest. His mother seemed not to care until we brought her into lock-up, fingerprinted her and charged her. Then she was crying, and guess what, we haven't had anymore problems with her kid. I am aware that sometimes people have the "bad apple" child and that is why we have descretion. But most of the time it's the a##hole parents that brought a kid into this world and take no responsiblity. So YES they should absolutely be held accountable.
2006-11-01 10:01:59 · answer #5 · answered by steveninc2001 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think an investigation would be warranted. There may be circumstances, though, where the parents tried to do everything within their power and still the child does wrong.
Case in point: A single father in Manhatten was called by his son's school for truancy. This was not the first time. The father takes time away from work (again) and when he gets to school, takes his son to the boys room and promptly spanks him good, explaining this behavior will be punished. The teacher ends up calling Dept. of Children's Services who is promptly waiting at the home when the father gets off of work and charges him with child abuse.
Society has failed the parents! In an age of too much tolerance, political correctness, violence & sex on TV, etc., parents have an uphill battle trying to teach their kids right from wrong. I agree we must hold parents accountable when their neglect results in a child that commits a criminal act, but lets make sure the parents are to blame and not society as a whole. We must reanalyze society's role in the growth and development of our children!
2006-11-01 04:49:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
A couple of years ago I would have said "no parents should not be punished for their childrens crimes". However with law and order spiralling out of control someone has to be accountable. If by making parents pay the price, it may well be a good deterent it may make these young people stop and think about their actions and realize that they will have consequences.
It will also wake those parents who are too lazy to discipline their children and stop encouraging negative behaviour. This thug culture has got to be stopped.
2006-11-01 05:14:38 · answer #7 · answered by dollybird 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good thought. I think it may help parents to start doing a better job parenting. Although It should apply more to teens who are repeat offenders. All teens go through a bit of a hard time and rebel a little, even if they have the best parents. I know of a 15 year old girl who was given permission by her mother to stay out all night on Halloween!! This is a recipe for disaster if you ask me. There are many teens who are alone and are parenting themselves. It's difficult though, because in many circumstances parents don't have the skills to be involved good parents. Especially if they come from a disfuncional home themselves. Perhaps parental support and courses is a better solution. God Bless
2006-11-01 04:41:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't know about fines, if that would really be a deterrant or not. Maybe a better way is to sentence the parents AND the child to some type of community service work. Picking up trash on the side of the road for 2 weekends a month for 6 months duration. Something along those lines but yes, I agree that parents should be held accountable for the actions of their minor children to a degree.
2006-11-01 04:39:12 · answer #9 · answered by Rich B 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Not when the system will prosecute the parent for making them behave.
A kid skips school. Tries to get to go to school. the kid said, you can not make me. Parent goes to school for help school tell parent it is up to you to make him go. The parent forces the kid to school. The school prosecutes the parent for false imprisonment and assault on the kid. So parent lets kid skip school. School prosecutes parent for the kid skipping school. Kid tell parent HA HA I can put you in jail,
This goes on each day. The parent can not touch the kid in any way. If you say just talk with him. You show you are a fool or a person that has never had to deal with teens.
2006-11-01 04:48:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋