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Originally Posted by Bill O'Rights
Awww, c'mon Will. Are you telling me that your parents knew exactly what you were up to, at any given moment, 24/7/365?
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At age 10? They knew where I was. I had borders and very strict punishments if I broke those borders. At age 10, I suspect it was not going beyond the block, but I can't remember for sure. Most of the time I was in the front yard shooting hoops or inside. When I did go around the corner to the park, I did so supervised. It wasn't until I was 12 that I was allowed to set my own realistic boundaries, as I had a paper route. We agreed on boundaries and I kept to them.
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Originally Posted by Bill O'Rights
Look...I'm not saying that parents do not have responsibility. But, I also don't think that parents need to be punished for the misdeeds of thier offspring. Otherwise, the next generation will be bemoaning the leashes and collars that thier parents make them wear.
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Legally, they are responsible, though. I'm sure you're aware of that.
Speaking outside of legality, though, you really think that parents bear no responsibility for the actions of the children they are raising? Would you say the same about the parents of the Columbine shooters? I'd say the level of destruction due to simple parental negligence is not dissimilar.