Parents face prison for alllowing kids to drink; two were killed in DUI

[terry78]

http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/475113,CST-NWS-party19.article

It's pretty iffy, as you can't technically be held responsible as it was the kid's choice to do it, but you want to blame someone for the death at the same time that's not your kid.

 

[SoulManX]

Hmmm...

 

[jaguarr]

The kid testified against his own parents in exchange for immunity from a simple underage drinking charge? Wow...he's a cheap sort of ****e, isn't he?

Still, the parents shouldn't have let ANYONE drive if they were going to allow the drinking in their home. Period. My folks had this rule when I was in high school and college. You drink, you don't drive. Period. Actually curbed a lot of drinking at my house because my friends knew that if they drank and then tried to get out of the house to drive somewhere my folks wouldn't let them leave and they'd get in deep poop from their own folks from not coming home. My folks also used to collect car keys when I was allowed to have parties. No keys, no getting into the party. And if I was at a party and had been drinking, I just checked in and let my folks know I was going to crash where I was at or they'd sometimes come and get me. They figured that kids are going to drink whether you want them to or not, so better to give them some simple, easy to follow rules so that they always knew where we were at and that we were safe (and that we were learning to be responsible about drinking).

jag

 

[kytrigger]

The kid testified against his own parents in exchange for immunity from a simple underage drinking charge? Wow...he's a cheap sort of ****e, isn't he?

Still, the parents shouldn't have let ANYONE drive if they were going to allow the drinking in their home. Period. My folks had this rule when I was in high school and college. You drink, you don't drive. Period. Actually curbed a lot of drinking at my house because my friends knew that if they drank and then tried to get out of the house to drive somewhere my folks wouldn't let them leave and they'd get in deep poop from their own folks from not coming home. My folks also used to collect car keys when I was allowed to have parties. No keys, no getting into the party. And if I was at a party and had been drinking, I just checked in and let my folks know I was going to crash where I was at or they'd sometimes come and get me. They figured that kids are going to drink whether you want them to or not, so better to give them some simple, easy to follow rules so that they always knew where we were at and that we were safe (and that we were learning to be responsible about drinking).

jag

Exactly. Drinking and driving was a huge problem at my highschool until senior year when 2 guys flipped their car 6 times and only stopped when they hit one of those giant stone sign/entranceways to a nice suburb street.

After that almost every party my senior year we actually collected all keys or everyone had a specific designated driver. Looking back, it was actualyl pretty cool that a bunch of seniors even did that.

 

[amazingfantasy15]

http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/475113,CST-NWS-party19.article

It's pretty iffy, as you can't technically be held responsible as it was the kid's choice to do it, but you want to blame someone for the death at the same time that's not your kid.

I actually think the parent can be found guilty of this. I remember my parents wouldn't let my friends leave the house after drinking (not that I'd let my friends drive home wasted either), my parents told me they'd be liable if my friend's got into an accident, that's obviously wasn't their only concern, but still was part of it.

 

[spideyboy_1111]

the parents disserved it, always hate how parents thing "well its better they do it here then away" ya... but there basically incouraging the drinking by doing that

 

[spideyboy_1111]

plus, if ur gonna let kids drink, you make them stay there... by law the adults are responsible, since they let them

 

[PyroChamber]

This is what happens when parents try to be cool

 

[Darthphere]

The kid testified against his own parents in exchange for immunity from a simple underage drinking charge? Wow...he's a cheap sort of ****e, isn't he?

Still, the parents shouldn't have let ANYONE drive if they were going to allow the drinking in their home. Period. My folks had this rule when I was in high school and college. You drink, you don't drive. Period. Actually curbed a lot of drinking at my house because my friends knew that if they drank and then tried to get out of the house to drive somewhere my folks wouldn't let them leave and they'd get in deep poop from their own folks from not coming home. My folks also used to collect car keys when I was allowed to have parties. No keys, no getting into the party. And if I was at a party and had been drinking, I just checked in and let my folks know I was going to crash where I was at or they'd sometimes come and get me. They figured that kids are going to drink whether you want them to or not, so better to give them some simple, easy to follow rules so that they always knew where we were at and that we were safe (and that we were learning to be responsible about drinking).

jag

You have cool parents.

My parents are the same way, if I'm going to drink, they rather I do it in my house.

 

[Kelly]

The kid testified against his own parents in exchange for immunity from a simple underage drinking charge? Wow...he's a cheap sort of ****e, isn't he?

Still, the parents shouldn't have let ANYONE drive if they were going to allow the drinking in their home. Period. My folks had this rule when I was in high school and college. You drink, you don't drive. Period. Actually curbed a lot of drinking at my house because my friends knew that if they drank and then tried to get out of the house to drive somewhere my folks wouldn't let them leave and they'd get in deep poop from their own folks from not coming home. My folks also used to collect car keys when I was allowed to have parties. No keys, no getting into the party. And if I was at a party and had been drinking, I just checked in and let my folks know I was going to crash where I was at or they'd sometimes come and get me. They figured that kids are going to drink whether you want them to or not, so better to give them some simple, easy to follow rules so that they always knew where we were at and that we were safe (and that we were learning to be responsible about drinking).

jag

Very smart parents, unfortunately 90% of the parents out there aren't that smart.....they are more into living their second teenage life through their kids, or trying to be their best friends and they screw up worse than they ever did the first time around......AND.....in the cases I know of that are like this.....the kid is just using the parent........pretty sad.

 

[Darthphere]

Very smart parents, unfortunately 90% of the parents out there aren't that smart.....they are more into living their second teenage life through their kids, or trying to be their best friends and they screw up worse than they ever did the first time around......AND.....in the cases I know of that are like this.....the kid is just using the parent........pretty sad.

Yeah, my parents we're pretty strict as hell. I had a curfew all through high school and when I went out it was who, what, where, why, and when. I hated it, but looking back now I understand completely.

 

[spideyboy_1111]

i never wanted to drink underage... growing up i always felt feeling i needed to "grow up fast" or "rebel" was pretty immature, so i never had issues like this.. hell i still feel that crap is immature, i didn't drink till i turned 21 and rarely do now... i think ive like only been drunk twice actually lol

 

[AhabTheArab]

the parents didnt supply the beer, they asked the one chick if she was ok to drive, she lied about it, and now the kids selling out his parents because the cops scared him into doing it. personally, i could give a damn, you choose to drink and drive, not your parents or your friends parents.

this country sucks sometimes.

 

[spideyboy_1111]

no.. the parents let them drink. it was in THERE household. Supplying the beer doesnt matter. yeah selling out your parents is bad, but the parents were morons in the first place

 

[POWdER-man]

Well if it's like anything around here, anyone serving liqueur to individuals (adults or children at a house Party) could be found guilty if they allowed the person to leave their home and they get into accident while DUI.