[cherry]

a parent or parent covering for their child, especially a son....happens all the time.....

look, even the brothers of Mark Hacking make excuses for him....Scott Peterson...etc ......

[demkicker]

look, even the brothers of Mark Hacking make excuses for him

Wrong. If it weren't for Mark Hacking's brother's turning in their brother & revealing his confession to them, he might not have been convicted.