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Old 04-22-2008, 05:41 PM   #25
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Originally Posted by Knipps View Post
At 17 if someone commits murder they're not going to charge the parents but are 10x more likely to charge that 17 year old as an adult.
In that instance yes the child maybe charged as an adult, but the parents will have to deal with a civil suit as well. Weather or not, or what statue a child will be charged has no bearing on the fact that unless the child is emancipated the parents are still LEGALLY responbible for them.
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