Would you be willing to cover up you childs crime(s)? (attorney, legal)
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If you found out your child was wanted for a crime, would you be willing to cover it up? I am not saying they would. Just if they did, would you be willing to try to cover it up? Or what type of crime? Say if you found out your child was dealing drugs or had been stealing would you call the cops on them? Or worse such as murder?
Would depend on the crime and if they were truly repentant and I felt I could trust them not to do it again. Anything that involved violence I would definitely not cover up.
We caught one of our kids smoking marijuana. We certainly didn't call the police.
Other crimes--just depends on what it was.
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Originally Posted by Katarina Witt
I know a lot of parents in your situation. Underage drinking is another one most parents don't report.
I agree. A "minor crime" or something that you are not 100% sure about (did my teen shoplift that small item or did their friend actually give it to them as a gift?) I would discuss with my child but not necessary call the police. Anything major, I would get a good attorney, support them in anyway that I could and go with them to the police station/district attorney's office/whatever was appropriate.
One thing that Hubby and I always emphasized to our children that if they, or one of their friends, did something "stupid" or illegal or accidental and it caused damage or hurt someone they should immediately get help and not cover it up. They would need to face the consequences later but leaving someone injured or drunk or in an unsafe situation or with a potential drug overdose was completely immoral and inappropriate. We did this, at an appropriate level, from the time that they were very young
Sadly, I do not believe that all parents do this. We have actually had friends of our children call us/me with dilemmas/emergencies when they were in HS or college rather than call their own parents for advice.
I once saw a heroin overdose sign in a HS. - "90% of people shoot up with other people but 90% of heroin overdose victims are found alone". While I do not remember the actual statistics it was very clear that many people deserted their friends when they were in trouble. This type of thinking is also clear in some cases of alcohol related injuries and deaths in HS and college students
Last edited by germaine2626; 09-08-2017 at 07:58 AM..
I don't have children but I would probably cover up murder. I am loyal to friends/family who earned my love.
If my child comes to me and tells me had a fight with someone and accidentally killed him/her, I would cover up if there is a chance to get away with it. 100%.
If my child is overall a dirtbag - no.
Watch your step with this! At least here in Texas, if your minor child is accused of a crime, YOU, the parent, are responsible for providing him legal counsel and YOU, the parent, are responsible for any fines, court costs, restitutions, etc.
Providing legal counsel is considered parental responsibility, just the same as providing and paying for medical care, food, clothing shelter, etc.
I was physically attacked by my son , resulting in a broken arm. When I filed assault charges against him, I had to pay for his attorney, to represent him against me---go figure
I wouldn't report something like drinking or pot smoking. However, if the police came looking for my child, I wouldn't hide the child or cover anything up.
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