Which is worse in the eyes of the law? Parents kill their children -- OR -- Children kill their parents?

Question

Just wondering why sentancing/ punishment is so different.

Answer 1

If you've ever read the stories behind either one, it seems like kids kill parents MOST OFTEN to escape abuse, while most parents who kill kids do so because of mental problems ("God told me to do it" "They're better off" etc.) However not all mental defect is technically considered insanity- some of it is just hate.

So I'd say that since most murders of parents (I can't for the life of me think of the word right now) are a form of self-defense, they are probably treated more leniently.

Answer 2

In the eyes of the law? My guess would be that an a parent killing a child would carry a larger punishement because most adults would be held responsible for their actions. With children it could be argued that, because they are so young/impressionable, they didn't know what they were doing. Just a guess. I really don't know.

Answer 3

Parents killing their children. However, God's laws in the Old Testament of the Bible seemed to show the opposite. In those days, it was written that, in some situations, a very rebellious child should be stoned to death by the people, including the parents. That was to help keep evil rebelliousness out of their land & people. The child was considered horrible if rising up to harm a parent, as that was extremely disrespectful, dishonorable, proudful, etc.

Answer 4

excellent question, but I believe that parents would have worser sentences. It depends how old the child is. If the child is adult or some age around 18, most likely he or she will be charged as an adult. Relationship parent to child or child to parent doesn't matter. If the child is around 18 or older he will get the average sentence for murder depending on it's degree. I guess the only thing to say is that there are many answers to this question

Answer 5

Parents killing their children because they are adults who should be able to seek other ways of handling their frustrations or feelings that drive them to murder. Children would have to be terribly victimized by their parents to kill them. But, both could be prevented by counting to ten and then seeking a second or more opinions on what to do. Most family killings are emotionally based and can be predicted and therefore prevented.

Answer 6

Intentionally killing an innocent child is the worse, but these are the "sins unto death" (1 John 5:16)
Under the law -which is an *ss- circumstances play a huge role.

Answer 7

in my eyes i would say that the parents kill their children. yeah.... that would be kinda weird if the children killed their parents. Parents have more responsibilities and besides their probably adults, so they have harder punishments. I have no idea what would happen if the children killed their parents. Children supposedly get leeway because they're children.

Answer 8

i think both if it is worse in the eyes of the law,

but i think the worse is, children kill their parents, because, have to notice that there will no children if there is no parents.

Answer 9

in the eyes of the law, killing in general is pretty bad.

but see if i had to choose one...i'd think that a parent killing their children is worse cause they're older and it's THEIR child...they brought them up so why would you hate them so much to kill them?

Answer 10

Parents killing their children. It seems that when they do, the children are always really young, and these sickos do it in the worst way possible.

Both are bad, but this one is worse.