The stupid, it hurts...

[ray1970]

And, I think charges should be filed, against the parents of the 12yo. The parents should receive the charges the 12yo should have received had he survived his stupid antics.

In principle I agree that parents should be responsible for their kids and their actions.

But, holding someone accountable for someone else?s actions probably isn?t the greatest idea. I mean if your son or daughter murdered their spouse and then killed themselves should you be charged with murder?

I get that it?s a little different with minors. I mean if little Johnny vandalized my house I?d expect his parents to pony up for the damages.

[battlemidget]

12 years old...I was still reading comic books.

[Clint45]

Apparently, this is the SECOND son of theirs shot while stealing cars... and they seem to see no problem letting their children run wild all night committing felonies while popping their Glocks.

That seems to constitute "contributing to the delinquency of a minor" as well as felony child neglect, and they should be charged accordingly.

[BushMasterBoy]

[BPTactical]

Well, I guess he will never be Press Secretary

[funkymonkey1111]

We are trying to live in a civilized society. Vigilantism does nothing to promote that.

Yes, it does. It promotes the very clear inhibition of criminal acts for fear the same will be done to you as a potential criminal. Just like jail, capital punishment, corporal punishment, etc. are all deterrents to bad behavior, thus resulting in us living in a civilized society.