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Should Parents be held accountable when their underage children do something stupid?

Should Parents be held accountable for their children when they kill or harm others?

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Just curious if parents should be held accountable when their kids do something stupid that causes injury or fatality to others?
 
Re: Should Parents be held accountable when their underage children do something stup

It depends heavily on the circumstances.
 
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Just curious if parents should be held accountable when their kids do something stupid that causes injury or fatality to others?

Depends upon the age of the kid and the likely cupability of the parents. Mens rea operates differently for children.
 
Re: Should Parents be held accountable when their underage children do something stup

It depends heavily on the circumstances.

Poll is up, you answered way to fast speed lizzie!
 
Re: Should Parents be held accountable when their underage children do something stup

Depends upon the age of the kid and the likely cupability of the parents. Mens rea operates differently for children.

Poll is up
 
Re: Should Parents be held accountable when their underage children do something stup

It all depends on the age of the child and on the situation. If you're asking about a 17-year old and an action done outside of the view and control of the parent, probably not. If it's a 5-year old and done while the parent is present, absolutely.
 
Re: Should Parents be held accountable when their underage children do something stup

It all depends on the age of the child and on the situation. If you're asking about a 17-year old and an action done outside of the view and control of the parent, probably not. If it's a 5-year old and done while the parent is present, absolutely.

What about Columbine? Those two boys planned that action in the homes of one for sure and maybe both and it was months, not a few days. IMO, those parents should be held accountable as they knew those boys were not right. it was not Kmart's or Charleton Heston's fault
 
Re: Should Parents be held accountable when their underage children do something stup

What about Columbine? Those two boys planned that action in the homes of one for sure and maybe both and it was months, not a few days. IMO, those parents should be held accountable as they knew those boys were not right. it was not Kmart's or Charleton Heston's fault

I'd say the parents should have been held accountable for not acting when they knew there was something going on, but not held directly accountable for the Columbine shooting.
 
Re: Should Parents be held accountable when their underage children do something stup

I'd say the parents should have been held accountable for not acting when they knew there was something going on, but not held directly accountable for the Columbine shooting.

Agreed, that was pure negligence on their part
 
Re: Should Parents be held accountable when their underage children do something stup

Just curious if parents should be held accountable when their kids do something stupid that causes injury or fatality to others?

It depends on the situation. Most states have laws that address when and if a minor's parents are responsible for his hurtful or damaging actions. Personally, I think if a parent is negligent in his/her responsibility to supervise a child, they should be on the hook. If the parent is doing the best they can at supervising (or even getting help for a problem child), then I don't think the parent should beheld responsible.

As you say, they can't be everywhere.
 
Re: Should Parents be held accountable when their underage children do something stup

If you're asking about a 17-year old and an action done outside of the view and control of the parent, probably not. If it's a 5-year old and done while the parent is present, absolutely.

I voted for:

Depends on the situation but yes if the saw warnings and ignored them

I can very easily think of situations where a 17-year-old can do something outside the home, and outside the view of the parents that the parents should have at least considered a possibility and should have done something to address and likewise I can think of plenty of things a 5-year-old could do in plain view of the parents that they never could have expected and never could have had time to addressed.

In the interest of full disclosure, I am the father of a 5-year-old who I keep on a fairly short leash and I nevertheless have VERY good homeowner's insurance.
 
Re: Should Parents be held accountable when their underage children do something stup

Agreed, that was pure negligence on their part

There was lots of neglect to go around.
 
Re: Should Parents be held accountable when their underage children do something stup

I know of no shooting in our past that would compel me to blame the parents to such a degree that I would hold them accountable.

I can't even fathom such a hypothetical that isn't completely over the top.
 
Re: Should Parents be held accountable when their underage children do something stup

I know of no shooting in our past that would compel me to blame the parents to such a degree that I would hold them accountable.

I can't even fathom such a hypothetical that isn't completely over the top.

The Columbine parents deserved something, those boys planned that in their home for months even stock piling weapons with deliveries made to the home. No way that goes on with a good parent.
 
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Just curious if parents should be held accountable when their kids do something stupid that causes injury or fatality to others?

Would really depend, I would say that in most cases....no they shouldn't.
 
Re: Should Parents be held accountable when their underage children do something stup

Would really depend, I would say that in most cases....no they shouldn't.

And why is that? because it would require them to be parents?
 
Re: Should Parents be held accountable when their underage children do something stup

The Columbine parents deserved something, those boys planned that in their home for months even stock piling weapons with deliveries made to the home. No way that goes on with a good parent.

That's assumption, you'd have to prove in a court of law that they knew what was going on.
 
Re: Should Parents be held accountable when their underage children do something stup

And why is that? because it would require them to be parents?

Because they aren't the one's making the decisions. Kids are autonomous and make up their own minds, a parent can influence things but all kids are going to make mistakes and be stupid because that's just how the whole thing works. I don't see how one can rightfully be held to consequences of actions they did not initiate.
 
Re: Should Parents be held accountable when their underage children do something stup

That's assumption, you'd have to prove in a court of law that they knew what was going on.

You would have to an idiot to not know what your kids are planning in your house for months. Stupdity is not a defense
 
Re: Should Parents be held accountable when their underage children do something stup

You would have to an idiot to not know what your kids are planning in your house for months. Stupdity is not a defense

Meh, if you can prove it in a court of law, then by all means. But in general I'd likely not hold parents criminally responsible for the actions of their kids.
 
Re: Should Parents be held accountable when their underage children do something stup

Depends...
I would not hang the parents.....even if they do ignore the signs.....there is, I believe , some help out there.
I strongly believe that every baby, every child is born absolutely innocent....that criminal behavior is acquired from their e environment and the people around the child......
Of course, I was fortuniate.........many are less so and this is a problem....
We need more, IMO, "early intervention", more pre kindergarten...
more = adequate, IMO.
 
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Re: Should Parents be held accountable when their underage children do something stup

I'd say the parents should have been held accountable for not acting when they knew there was something going on, but not held directly accountable for the Columbine shooting.
Interesting.....
True, of course, that the parents cannot be around all the time.....and parenting is never 100%.
Then society must help.....and does NOT by allowing guns to be too easy to acquire.....And if that works not, then at least we have tried..
Today, we are not trying hard enough...
 
Re: Should Parents be held accountable when their underage children do something stup

Meh, if you can prove it in a court of law, then by all means. But in general I'd likely not hold parents criminally responsible for the actions of their kids.

And people wonder why school shootings are up:roll:
 
Re: Should Parents be held accountable when their underage children do something stup

Interesting.....
True, of course, that the parents cannot be around all the time.....and parenting is never 100%.
Then society must help.....and does NOT by allowing guns to be too easy to acquire.....And if that works not, then at least we have tried..
Today, we are not trying hard enough...

As parents, I agree, we aren't
 
Re: Should Parents be held accountable when their underage children do something stup

Interesting.....
True, of course, that the parents cannot be around all the time.....and parenting is never 100%.
Then society must help.....and does NOT by allowing guns to be too easy to acquire.....And if that works not, then at least we have tried..
Today, we are not trying hard enough...

Parents are responsible for raising their children properly, which in far too many cases, they don't. I think we need to hold parents more accountable to be parents, not breeding machines that then have too much to do to raise their offspring.
 
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