[MrEdd]

It is his parents fault that he is dead.

How nanny state of you. His theft of a car not a contributing factor, and the thugs in the van who beat him aren't the primary factor? Please sober up before Freeping. We try not to sound like DU here.

[NinoFan]

He took his PARENT'S car without permission. For pete's sake, what teenager hasn't done that once or twice? Does that make it right? No, but you don't send your child to prison over something like that. You ground them, tell them they can't go to the prom, etc. In other words, you deal with it yourself and don't use the "nanny state" by sending them to jail on our tax dollars.

[PetroniusMaximus]

"..How nanny state of you..." ... "...Why play this progressive socialist blame-the-parent-it's not-his-fault game..." ... "...Please sober up before Freeping..."


Apparently I was wrong to expect something more like a coherent argument and less like ignorant name calling from fellow Freepers on this thread...


If your 14 year old steals money from your wallet, are you going to throw him in a pond with alligators to "teach him a lesson"???

In this day and age it is idiotic to send a young kid to jail for an offense as trivial as borrowing the car without asking. The parents can now enjoy the silent years of the fruit of their regretful stupidity.

[LM_Guy]

Please sober up before Freeping. We try not to sound like DU here.

I think you need to get off you High Horse and show a little compassion once and awhile.
I agree with all the posters (quite a few) that say the kid did not deserve what happened - he just took his parent's car whith out permission - GEEZZZZ how cold can you get !!!!!

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

Your analogy would be almost as silly as if parents threw their kid into a zoo cage with a lion. When the lion eats the kid you'd be able to chime in and point out that the lion actually ate the kid, not the parents. I think the point you are missing is that there are certain realities to face in the world. Sending a 17 year old to jail can be a risky proposition. I'm sure in your perfect world in a vacuum this doesn't make much sense.