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But Holt on Thursday countered that children are constantly affected by parents' actions. A $200 speeding ticket, for instance, means a child may be deprived of a favorite toy or a restaurant meal, he said.

"We don't want to punish the child, nobody does, but there has to be a rule of law," Holt said.

Holt is correct.

Children have always suffered for the sins of their fathers since the beginning of time.

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[RebekahT]

We don’t PUNISH children for their parents wrongs - but we don’t reward them, either.

We don’t lock up a bank robber’s child - but we don’t let the child keep the money.