Should consequences be mandatory for parents whose poor parenting skills, is a direct reflection of their child's heinous crimes?
In the case of Ethan Couch a 16 year old with an already developing police record, who killed 4 people while drinking and driving and received no jail time but instead was given probation due to his "affluenza" -- immediately makes you wonder about his guardians.
The parents of Ethan Couch often left him unsupervised in a 4000 square foot home, where he frequently entertained friends with an open bar. Ethan's dad even gave him keys to a company car; the same vehicle used in the car crash that forever silenced the voices of four human beings while paralyzing one.
Because Ethan is an unsupervised minor who was encouraged to break the law; driving under age with full access to a liquor cabinet -- again, shouldn't the parents be held responsible as well?
How will all involved parties learn a lesson from the circumstance, if every time there's a circumstance -- everyone is given freedom over consequences? The child must learn indeed but the parents as well, since their poor parental skills is what helped to cause the situation. In order to cease this kind of destruction one must learn how not to do it again, and if not, society will have to keep enduring more unforeseen tragic moments.
The Things That Make You Go Hmmmmm...
How will all involved parties learn a lesson from the circumstance, if every time there's a circumstance -- everyone is given freedom over consequences? The child must learn indeed but the parents as well, since their poor parental skills is what helped to cause the situation. In order to cease this kind of destruction one must learn how not to do it again, and if not, society will have to keep enduring more unforeseen tragic moments.
The Things That Make You Go Hmmmmm...
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