If a parent gives their kid a condom and they go on to rape someone with it, should they be charged for that too? Should they be responsible for any car accidents their kid has?
Where is the line where a minor is finally accountable for their own actions?
Yes, so long as they are responsible for the kid. If a kid is not trustworthy with adult tools, don't fucking trust them with adult tools!
Also, the parent is not a scapegoat for the minor. The minor should have the full weight of the law thrown at them. However, the parents are not blameless either and should be held accountable.
They are held accountable if their kid gets in a car crash. The insurance rises and extra scrutiny is given. Also, they now have to drive their kid around while buying a new car.
That's not at all the same. This sentence is a demonstration of criminal accountability, where the government is forcibly punishing the parents using the judicial system. Your example is one of material accountability, where the parents are freely choosing to buy something to replace what their kid broke.
If a parent gives their kid a condom and they go on to rape someone with it, should they be charged for that too? Should they be responsible for any car accidents their kid has?
Where is the line where a minor is finally accountable for their own actions?
Yes, so long as they are responsible for the kid. If a kid is not trustworthy with adult tools, don't fucking trust them with adult tools!
Also, the parent is not a scapegoat for the minor. The minor should have the full weight of the law thrown at them. However, the parents are not blameless either and should be held accountable.
They are held accountable if their kid gets in a car crash. The insurance rises and extra scrutiny is given. Also, they now have to drive their kid around while buying a new car.
That's not at all the same. This sentence is a demonstration of criminal accountability, where the government is forcibly punishing the parents using the judicial system. Your example is one of material accountability, where the parents are freely choosing to buy something to replace what their kid broke.
Insurance rates go up. Go to jail.
Same thing!
Insurance can be in the kid's name. It doesn't have to be on the parents' policy.
It still goes up. Insurance becomes the law, and they don't want to spend money.
But if the policy is in the kid's name, the parents aren't being punished for it like you say they should be.