DISCUSSION: Parents Guilty for their Children’s Crimes?

DISCUSSION: Parents Guilty for their Children’s Crimes? February 16, 2024

A 15-year-old school shooter killed four classmates in 2021.  He is now serving a life-sentence.  Now a Michigan court has convicted his mother of involuntary manslaughter for letting him have access to a gun and not controlling him.

To what extent are parents responsible for what their children do?  Should they be found guilty of their children’s crimes?

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