So you don't want the parent to be able to support the children, and you don't want to support them through the welfare program, so I suppose the solution is to starve the children for the sins of the parent.
By the way - have you checked the mazimum penaties for common traffic violations?
So you're saying people who run from the police should get a 'week liberty', but just serve thier time on the weekends?
What I'm saying is that if the idiot gets a bunch of tickets, doesn't pay them, and has to spend some time in jail to make amends, he or she shouldn't be doing it on a part time basis. If there are children involved, IE - that person is a single parent, they probably shouldn't be a parent in the first place, because they are too stupid or selfish to parent properly. The children should go to more responsible relatives, and if there are none, then sure - foster care, or other arrangements.
This guy has made it a habit - (fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me) - from running from the cops. This last time he thought it was ok, because the POLICE POLICY as advertised was they would not chase you. That is EXACTLY the opposite of what should be happening. If you're a criminal, you should be punished.
If you children did something stupid, then lied to you and ran from you about it, would you punish them only on the weekends, but let them do whatever they want during the week?