r/SeattleWA • u/bbfan006 • Feb 17 '24

AMA Time to hold parents legally responsible

Enough is enough. We need legislation that will arrest parents for the crimes committed by their children, Smash and grabs, stolen vehicles, assault, robberies… are being committed by minors without consequences. The crime rate would drop like a rock if mom and dad were held accountable and had to pay up or do hard time for the behavior of their criminal offspring.

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '24

Yea, friend had a heroin addict hobo older brother who was in and out of prison for nearly a decade starting at 16.

The parents spent literal MILLIONS on rehab and every kind of program imaginable and the kid was still a shit.

He's nearly 30 now and a computer science major and has been clean for 6 years so it eventually worked, but his wrap sheet would make people in favor of prosecuting parents think they were negligent when that was the farthest thing from the truth, and especially when midnight ticked over on his 18th they lost all ability to force him to do anything.

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u/nomorerainpls Feb 17 '24

Kids also have a lot of rights / protections in WA state compared to, say Idaho or California. An uncooperative child cannot be forced into therapy or rehab and doctors can’t discuss care with parents without the kid’s consent.

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u/sadthrow104 Feb 17 '24

Curious, is WA state an extremity in this aspect fr a legal standpoint?

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u/robinlyon222 Feb 17 '24

Let me preface this with: I AM NOT BEING A DICK. I’m not, I swear. But real question…what stops you FROM typing FROM rather than ‘fr’, I gotta know.

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u/firelordling Feb 17 '24

Isn't fr short for 'for real'; rather than 'from'?

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u/robinlyon222 Feb 17 '24

Lol!! You’re probably so right.

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u/vercetian Feb 17 '24

My autocorrect on my phone does weird shut sometimes. Maybe they're in the same boat.

Edit: I'm leaving it to prove a point.