Now, you can say that parents have a responsibility to teach their
children right from wrong. True. But how many children of decent and
conscientious parents still do bad things despite their Mom and Dad's
best efforts? Quite a few, I suspect.
I don't know how many of you list members out there are parents. I'm
not. But I can only hope that none of you are held legally and
financially responsible for all the bad things your children may do in
the future.
I disagree. I believe the vast majority of kids who have decent and conscientious parents making best efforts will do very few bad things.
My siblings and I never vandalized or left graffiti, etc. and it's because my parents made it clear to us what was right and what was wrong, that wrong was not tolerated, and that people in society had to make efforts to get along and cooperate with each other.
Likewise, my parents *were* held financially liable for things we did wrong. I expect to be treated likewise as a parent for my son's behavior.
Sure, there are exceptions. Some few children, despite having the best parenting will go awry, for reasons unknown. Presumably, a decent court of law will make the correct distinction based on the circumsntances.
I'm not saying I'm in favor of Sen. Beglin's bill. But I am strongly in favor of personal responsiblity, as a person for one's own actions and as a parent for properly raising one's children. The sad fact is, there are a lot of totally incompetent parents out there.
Chris Johnson Fulton
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