Persuasive Essay
In most states parents are responsible for all harmful property damage done by their children that was intentional. Because the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act in 2006, children fifteen years and under are exempt from criminal liability and those older than fifteen years old and younger than eighteen years old are exempt unless they act with discernment. Discernment is the determining of a subject, or judging some event.
I believe parents should only be responsible for their children crimes are if the parents are involved. But if the parents aren’t involved then they shouldn’t be punished. Say for an example, a parent plans to take her child for a ride and her intentions are to shoot someone and make her child do the shooting or if the child is being bullied in school and the parent encourages the child to act in a very violent matter (such as shooting, stabbing, or badly injuring another) then the parent should get some type of punishment. And if a child does it with his friends then the parents should be left alone and not charged with any crimes. I don’t think parents should be charged for their minor children crimes. Even though parents have a huge influence on a child’s life, there are also friends and the use of media that can change the behavior of a child.
I believe parents should only be responsible for their children crimes are if the parents are involved. But if the parents aren’t involved then they shouldn’t be punished. Say for an example, a parent plans to take her child for a ride and her intentions are to shoot someone and make her child do the shooting or if the child is being bullied in school and the parent encourages the child to act in a very violent matter (such as shooting, stabbing, or badly injuring another) then the parent should get some type of punishment. And if a child does it with his friends then the parents should be left alone and not charged with any crimes. I don’t think parents should be charged for their minor children crimes. Even though parents have a huge influence on a child’s life, there are also friends and the use of media that can change the behavior of a child.