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Originally Posted by phylt
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Sorry - I am a Conservative and see the validity of the Second Amendment.
But - enough is enough - we MUST act in this country, despite the 'slippery slope'. We MUST hold parents responsible - especially in the case of the last two shootings (MI & GA). In MI the parents were convicted, and the recent GA case is pretty cut and dry. Parents MUST accept responsibility. Even for minor offenses such as robbery, driving, etc. The buck must stop somewhere. Kids AND parents must be RESPONSIBLE for their actions.
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At what age are parents no longer responsible for their kid's actions?
In Michigan, the parents were convicted of involuntary manslaughter. In Georgia, the father is being charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree murder (I don't understand which two were second degree murder).
As far as I can tell, they only go after the parents in a school shooting. Have they gone after parents when the kid kills someone while robbing a gas station or shoots another person on the street? Or just mugs someone?
Juvenile offenders were involved in about 1,122 murders in the U.S. in 2020, representing about 8% of all known murder offenders.
I guess if the murder is a mass school shooting, the parents are also responsible. If it isn't, the kids are responsible.