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Is it right that the shooter’s dad gets charged?

Is it right that the shooter’s dad gets charged?

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@KellyJay said
Is it right?
not the charges they brought. maybe accessory

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@KellyJay said
Is it right?
Need some more information, like is the shooter a minor or did the dad assist or encourage the killing. Its not a like the child robbed someone. Its murder, and not to be taken lightly.

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@KellyJay said
Is it right?
Ok I read the story. Yes, the parents are guilty.

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@Rajk999 said
Ok I read the story. Yes, the parents are guilty.
I concur. The shooter is a minor, and the indictment claims he obtained the weapon at home. Parents who keep firearms at home must prevent minors from having unsupervised access to them. Strict liability, no need to prove intent, IMO.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/teen-suspected-georgia-school-shooting-appear-court-2024-09-06/

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@Rajk999 said
Ok I read the story. Yes, the parents are guilty.
guilty of what?

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@Mott-The-Hoople said
guilty of what?
Negligence:
- not securing the gun properly
- not realizing that their crazy child needs professional help, and getting it.

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@moonbus said
I concur. The shooter is a minor, and the indictment claims he obtained the weapon at home. Parents who keep firearms at home must prevent minors from having unsupervised access to them. Strict liability, no need to prove intent, IMO.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/teen-suspected-georgia-school-shooting-appear-court-2024-09-06/
Some states are stricter than others, so I dont know what is the law in this case. However the precedent has already been set and parents have already been prosecuted, found guilty and imprisoned for this type of crime.

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Buying the 14-year-old kid an assault rifle for his birthday for god's sake, without teaching him right from wrong first.

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@Rajk999
Not securing the gun. He gave that damned assault rifle to the kid for fuuking CHRISTMAS. About as stupid a thing as any parent can do. Here kid, here is your own assault rifle, I know you are only 13 but you are a MAN now........

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@Kewpie said
Buying the 14-year-old kid an assault rifle for his birthday for god's sake, without teaching him right from wrong first.
Is that the story here or are you just being dramatic. You have a link for it?

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@sonhouse said
@Rajk999
Not securing the gun. He gave that damned assault rifle to the kid for fuuking CHRISTMAS. About as stupid a thing as any parent can do. Here kid, here is your own assault rifle, I know you are only 13 but you are a MAN now........
Oh ... ok ... well, I would like to have been the judge here .... I would lose both parents in jail.

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@Rajk999
No doubt they will. I can't imagine anything more stupid then giving a child an assault rifle.
What the HELL was that assshole thinking?

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@sonhouse said
@Rajk999
No doubt they will. I can't imagine anything more stupid then giving a child an assault rifle.
What the HELL was that assshole thinking?
Children who are prone to violence are not able to hide it. There are always signs, and red flags, but stupid parents and the there many in the USA ignore these. If the parents were observant they would have known that giving this kid a gun is trouble.

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I'm not sure on this one.

In the case of the kid from the UK, the parents ignored multiple warnings signs, include statements from the child, yet still gave him a gun. That seemed like a pretty obvious conviction.

Here, is the father being charged merely because his son was able to get access to the gun? There's lot of implications here.

Obviously, the parents should be charged if the kid was a small child that can't be legally left alone. 14 though? What if the father had alcohol in the house and the teen drank it against the parent's wishes? If the child does something dangerous under the influence, is it still the father's fault?

How about if a parent didn't lock up car keys and the child got into an accident after going joyriding?

Tough one here.