[nuconvert]

“I was 17 when I joined the Air Force.”

So was my father, with permission from his parents.

But has nothing to do with this situation.

“(a) A person commits endangering the life or health of a child when he or she knowingly: (1) causes or permits the life or health of a child under the age of 18 to be endangered; or (2) causes or permits a child to be placed in circumstances that endanger the child’s life or health.”

The owners of the car lot say they didn’t ask Kyle for his help. If he had been injured or killed, his parents could have brought charges against them and they would have had convince a jury that they didn’t.

[GOPJ]

What about 17 year old BLM and Antifa thugs burning the city down - did THEY belong there? Were their parents responsible for anything?

[Elsie]

...they would have had convince a jury that they didn’t.

I think that proof of GUILT is still required; thus:

The prosecutor would have to convince a jury that they DID.