Why not make parents legally and financially
responsible for other crimes their children commit?
Am I missing something here? I always thought that was already true -- parents can be held liable for damage caused by their minor children.
I know that when I was a minor and caused damage to someone's car, my parents promptly paid for the cleaning & repair (and 'withheld' part of my allowance until that amount was covered). My parents felt this was their/my moral responsibility, and paid it without question. But I guess I always thought that they had a legal responsibility for my actions as a minor. Is this actually not true?
Tim Bonham, Ward 12, Standish-Ericcson
