Just one question that bothers me - if the 15 year old is being tried as an adult, how can the parents be held responsible? I don’t disagree that parents being held responsible for what their children do is appropriate- but then I’d think he should be tried as a juvenile.
Obviously, I’m not a lawyer, otherwise I’d already know how ridiculous my thought is.
It’s not ridiculous. Moral and legal responsibility may not be the same. I guess it depends on Michigan law.