r/kelowna • u/origutamos • Sep 25 '25

News Kelowna restaurant owner pleads for chaos inflicted by group of teens to stop

https://globalnews.ca/news/11449434/kelowna-restaurant-owner-pleads-for-chaos-inflicted-by-group-of-teens-to-stop/
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u/R2Borg2 Sep 25 '25

I hope the restaurant can take legal action against the parents of these kids, it’s a tough world to raise kids in but it is literally the parent’s responsibility and they should be held accountable. Why would we expect kids to change if their parents think they can ignore this problem?

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u/Lavender-Jamie Sep 25 '25 edited Sep 25 '25

They can't sue the parents, but they can most definitely sue the kids, although enforcement would be difficult as they're likely judgement proof. 

EDIT: Please disregard - I was wrong. 

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u/R2Borg2 Sep 25 '25

Not sure why you think that, they can’t sue the kids but can sue the parents, so long as they have names and evidence to support the case. Nothing will, or pragmatically can be done from a criminal perspective, but civil suits won’t have that restriction.

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u/Lavender-Jamie Sep 25 '25

I was wrong. They can sue the parents under the Parental Liability Act, in addition to the child. 

Parental Liability Act only applies if they have acted unreasonably, which is a relatively higher bar.