The parents of Rhys Jones, the eleven year old boy who was recently murdered, have appealed to the killer's parents to turn their son in. We can all sympathise with the jones family, but if it was you and you found out your 13 -15 year old son had murdered someone, would you take him to the police.
What about other crimes, armed robbery, assault, child abuse, downloading child porn, burglary. Where would you draw the line. Would you protect your son if you knew he had done anyone those things. Dads would you tell the boy's mum if you found out, even if you knew it would break her.
Can the Jones family expect the killer's family to respond to their plea?
What do you think if it REALLY happened to you?.
2007-09-26 14:01:03 · 22 answers · asked by rmikecollins2 2 in News & Events ➔ Other - News & Events
YES if they are decent, self conscious and moral human beings !!
I'm not saying it would be easy....it would be the hardest thing for any parent to do if they are decent...but when you see that poor mum on the tv..HOW COULD YOU NOT ??
2007-09-26 14:05:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
We try to raise our children with the values we feel are important for them to see. We teach them what is right and what is wrong. We teach them that there are consequences to the choices which they make. It should be that way. It is not always done that way. If my son murdered someone or commited a serious crime, it would be a very difficult situation but, if you believe in doing what is right,then you would have to turn him in. Covering up for and enabling a person who chooses to do something wrong is equally wrong. You send the wrong message and you could be endangering other people who may be at risk if he chooses to repeat the crime. I would love my son always but would not cover up for a crime for which he should be held accountable. All of these crimes are things which have major consequences and I would turn my own child in. No one ever said that being a responsible parent was easy but you do the right thing no matter what. It would be heartbreaking to have to tell your child's other parent that he had done any of these crimes and even if it would break their heart, it must be done.
The Jones family would like to have some closure for the death of their child. I don't blame them for that. The killer's family is also suffering and I don't know that they will respond to the plea of the child's family. I hope that they will.
Yes, I know that I would do the right thing, no matter what the cost because the son has made the choice and may be mentally ill and need help. He doesn't need to have someone hide the true facts; that will not help him in the longrun. I would do my best to get him help while he was incarcerated and would be there for him but I would not condone or help him escape the responsibility of doing the time for the crime.
2007-09-26 15:13:49 · answer #2 · answered by turkeybrooknj 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I would like to say yes , but I just don't know. Truth is most parents are the last to know if there child has done something wrong. And when confronted with the fact your child has gotten into trouble a parents first reaction is often disbelief. If my child were to come to me and say dad I did this thing, Then yes I think I would have to turn him in or make him turn himself in. To loose a child in the middle of his childhood rips your heart out. To have one murdered and not even know who or why must be doubly so if that is possible. Yes to give the Jones family closure I would do what I had to do if I knew my son had done that terrible thing.
2007-09-26 14:30:22 · answer #3 · answered by old-bald-one 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Well, if this was not a troll, the answer would be. The son goes away for life without possibility of parole. He would leave prison with a pulse of zero, no brain wave activity, and a body temperature equal to that of his surroundings. As for lawsuits against the parents? I certainly hope every victim, every relative of a victim, anyone that suffered property damage, anyone that found the sound of the gunshots painful to their hearing, anyone that suffers even a second's worth of anxiety sues the parents of the shooter for damages. I further hope that the court is VERY generous in awarding damages to those victims.
2016-05-19 03:59:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is probably the most difficult question I have ever answered. I have 2 sons who, I am glad to say, have never committed a crime in their life ( or at least I do not know of any). I think that it would depend on all the circumstances. Yes in some cases such as an attack on an elderly person or child rape and murder and probably a few more,'yes I would hand them over to the police As for other offenses I would have to think very hard before doing that but I would ,for sure, punish them myself and it would be something that they would never forget.
2007-09-26 14:12:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
I've worked hard all my life to get what little I have. I tried to raise my son right. If he committed a crime, I'm sorry, but he sould have to pay for it. I'd have to. I'm not going to hide him away for committing a murder no matter how young he is. He obviously needs help. It would be very hard to do but I would do it. I've had talks with my son, who is now 19 and never been in trouble. He knows I would bend over backwards and sell my house, etc. to get him out of trouble if he was falsely accused of something. But, if he did it, no way. I'm not going to jail as an accomplice for hiding him.
2007-09-27 09:14:04 · answer #6 · answered by lilith663 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would turn my kids in without a qualm.
I would also tell my wife if only I knew.
I would support my kids if they did something BUT I cannot condone what they do in those circumstances.
The area where this happened is a very rough area and very close-mouthed.
The kids will all be scared and most of the parents would suspect their kids.
There may well be a case of a child getting severely beaten or killed because sometimes the way it goes is, rather than turn the one responsible into the Police, it gets dealt with by the locals.
This is wrong but I'm afraid it may happen.
2007-09-26 14:09:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
It would be really hard, and it would break my heart, but the child would need to learn the seriousness of the crime that is not in the parents hand because it is law. Awful situation for any parent - my heart goes to both sets of paremts.
2007-09-26 14:06:59 · answer #8 · answered by Ylang-Ylang 6 · 6⤊ 0⤋
The problem is that it would take a person of great decency and great integrity to hand their son in, in these circumstances. Not the kind of piece of crap who brought up the cowardly little sh*t who committed this dastardly crime. Scum breeds scum. Don't expect scum to behave decently. As for your main point. If anyone that I knew committed ANY major violation of another human-being, I would expect them to do the right thing by themselves. Otherwise they would become dead to me, friend, relative or no.
2007-09-26 14:13:45 · answer #9 · answered by The Oak 4 · 6⤊ 0⤋
That would be a really tough call. I'm not sure if I could or not. If I believed he was guilty, I would urge him to turn himself in. If I seriously believed he would do it again, I would probably turn him in if he didn't do so himself..
When my kids were young, I kept my mouth shut a couple times over minor stuff, & helped them get out of it. It didn't help change their ways. Getting caught did. Now I would let them face the consequences of their actions. But that was minor stuff.
Rough, thought provoking question.
2007-09-26 14:59:23 · answer #10 · answered by bob h 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
If i thought he was going to reoffend I would definitely hand him over. Otherwise if he seemed genuinely remorseful i would initially just do my best to persuade him to hand himself in. I would keep on and on at him.
I am not saying that keeping quiet would be the right thing to do - far from it. But i am just being honest, i dont think i would be able to do it.
2007-09-26 15:18:16 · answer #11 · answered by Chimera's Song 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋