Parents charge son for borrowing car, killed in jail

[Vulcan]

Originally posted by Heater
As a parent with teenagers, I can see their point, sucks that it ended with a death, but on the other hand stealing the car was not a smart thing to do.

Missed the news, but the missus said the parents 'made a statement' today. The appeared to be well off well educated, upmarket home etc. IE, they probably don't have a clue about the justice system, what its *really* like inside prison, and get all their info from prisons from daily soap opera's on TV.

I don't know what the inside of our prisons are like, and thats exactly why I wouldn't send my kid up butt-rape creek without iron panties.

[Excel1]

Using your mother’s car without her permission may not be smart but countless teenagers have done it. If it was treated as a crime by all parents I would be doing life and my elder brother would have been executed.. he wrecked two of my mother’s cars.

I can't believe the parents of that kid were naive enough to put their trust in the hands of the justice system just to teach him a lesson for using his Mum's car.

Like takeda suggests, there must be more to it.

[Nilsen]

The kid messed up.

Parents messed up.

Judge messed up for allowing the justice system to be used as a nanny for parents that could not do the job properly themselves. He should have used his brain and thrown the case out the door.

The transporter messed up.

The killer messed up.


A long list of cockups leading to this.

[Suave]

Originally posted by Nilsen
The kid messed up.

Parents messed up.

Judge messed up for allowing the justice system to be used as a nanny for parents that could not do the job properly themselves. He should have used his brain and thrown the case out the door.

The transporter messed up.

The killer messed up.


A long list of cockups leading to this.

No, the killer did his part.

[Nilsen]

Originally posted by Suave
No, the killer did his part.

bahhh.. you know what i mean

[Mini D]

Originally posted by Vulcan
No, but you do notice the extremely violant offender that killed the kid... whilst having a long criminal record had no firearms offences.

Notice it? Hell... I'd expect it.

[john9001]

Originally posted by Suave
No, the killer did his part.

"borrow" mom's car today , steal a strangers car tomorrow.

[lazs2]

sooo... is it pretty common there for a kid to get killed on his way to jail?

No kid has ever been taught a lesson there by spending a few days in jail?

Probly more kids have been killed in university frat initiations or drinking parties than first time car thieves killed while in transport.

The parents would have been more to blame it they had paid for his schooling acording to your guys logic.

lazs

[nirvana]

My step dad tried to leave my step brother in jail for a night "to teach him a lesson" few years ago.  They wouldn't let him on grounds of child negligence.  My step brother currently resides in the Colorade state pen:)

If the parents want to pay for transportation and food fpor the night, go for it just don't put it on tax dollars. If the kid gets killed, **** happens, people die everyday.

[Nilsen]

Originally posted by lazs2
sooo... is it pretty common there for a kid to get killed on his way to jail?

No kid has ever been taught a lesson there by spending a few days in jail?

Probly more kids have been killed in university frat initiations or drinking parties than first time car thieves killed while in transport.

The parents would have been more to blame it they had paid for his schooling acording to your guys logic.

lazs

No kid has ever been killed otw to jail here that i have heard of for the simple reason that they are below 18 and does not get sent to jail.

Dunno if anyone has sent their kid (over 18) to jail, but i know some parents with drug "kids" have done so to get them off the street... Stupid parents. If the kid knew something about anything criminal before he went to jail he would learn tons more on the inside. That beeing said, kids under the age of 18 do not get sent to jail here but to some other institution, and thank cod for that.

[Sixpence]

Originally posted by john9001




"borrow" mom's car today , steal a strangers car tomorrow.

We used to "borrow" mom's car while she slept, none of us ever turned into criminals

[lukster]

Originally posted by FUNKED1
That'll teach him.  Tough Love  

And permissiveness has made our society so much better.

[BTW]

Originally posted by Chairboy
These parents had their 17 year old son charged with theft and sent to jail to "teach him a lesson" for taking their car without permission.  

In the transport to jail, he was killed by another inmate.

http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/423466/821545

That sucks.  Perhaps the prison system should not be used by parents to make a point?

They pressed charges, and when the judge offered bail, they chose to send him to jail.

*golf clap*

This is interesting as it shows two type of people. On one hand you have those that skip the misdeeds of the kid and the killer and go right for the parents throat.

On the other hand you have those that blame the kid for starting the whole mess and ultimately the killer.

Seems like a classic liberal/conservative bout to me

[Elfie]

Seems to me the contractor is at fault here for transporting a minor with older prisoners. I don't blame the parents for this one. Seems the contractor violated rules on the transportation of prisoners and will probably face a lawsuit.

[BTW]

Originally posted by Elfie
Seems to me the contractor is at fault here for transporting a minor with older prisoners. I don't blame the parents for this one. Seems the contractor violated rules on the transportation of prisoners and will probably face a lawsuit.

oh yea- and then there's the lawyer thing - skip everyone and go for the deep pocket