This is extremely tricky in while I agree they seem to be failures as parents (of the article is to be believed), the precedent it sets is TOO dangerous.
I can easily see this used against parents who don't comply with guidance councillors and school psychologists' demands in regards to their kids.
I don't trust a lot of parents to watch their kids to protect others OR schools to keep my kids safe, I'd rather homeschool them even if it meant downsizing and living closer to my still sane relatives.
Do I think the parents were negligent. Hell yes. CRIMINALLY negligent though? Not necessarily.
The article said that the parents elected to return to work after a meeting at the school. With the way this economy is, they may not have had the choice to take time off. Who knows, I'm just speculating.
I feel bad for the kid and all the parents involved. But at the end of the day, unless the parents actively bought their son a gun for the purpose of committing the crime, they should not have to pay for the actions of their child, no matter how horrific.
This is extremely tricky in while I agree they seem to be failures as parents (of the article is to be believed), the precedent it sets is TOO dangerous.
I can easily see this used against parents who don't comply with guidance councillors and school psychologists' demands in regards to their kids.
I don't trust a lot of parents to watch their kids to protect others OR schools to keep my kids safe, I'd rather homeschool them even if it meant downsizing and living closer to my still sane relatives.
Do I think the parents were negligent. Hell yes. CRIMINALLY negligent though? Not necessarily.
The article said that the parents elected to return to work after a meeting at the school. With the way this economy is, they may not have had the choice to take time off. Who knows, I'm just speculating.
I feel bad for the kid and all the parents involved. But at the end of the day, unless the parents actively bought their son a gun for the purpose of committing the crime, they should not have to pay for the actions of their child, no matter how horrific.