Could You Do It?? Turn Your Child In??

Who's to say what I would actually do when the time came but I would hope that I would let the police take him and teach him a lesson. As a juvenile it is better for them to be scared straight then to wait for them to be adults

i would be so appalled if my kids did something this heinous.
yes, i'd turn them in.
khairete
S.

Great question!! Glad to see people were honest in their answers!!

Yes. I would and I have. My oldest son was hanging with the wrong crowd after we moved here. I've commented on it in the past. It was VERY hard turning my son over to the authorities for vandalism (graffiti). Since it was his first offense, they agreed to community service and counseling.

Bravo to these parents! I know that it wasn't easy.

Yes, I would turn them in.

I love my child and my step children and I always tell them that no matter what I will love them even if they chose to do something bad, but that I would have to do what's right.

I think those parents did the right thing and hopefully it will help guide their children in the right direction. I think if the parents did not turn them in or denied it happened the kids would continue to do bad.

That is one of the biggest problems with kids in America, the parents are not involved or don't want to face what the kids are up to until it's too late then they blame everyone else for their child's actions.

(I'll predict all responders will say they WOULD turn their kids in.)

Like it says in the YAHOO article :
“I can’t imagine it was an easy decision for the parents,” he says. “But they made a bold statement to their kids, and to their community, about doing the right thing.”

Right is right; Wrong is wrong, as we all know!
Bravo to these parents.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure I could, and I would.

Nope. I wouldn't. I'm sure that makes me horrible in everyone's eyes, but I don't care. I wouldn't do it.

It's really going to depend on the total picture with these hypothetical kids of mine, but there is a good chance I wouldn't - especially without hiring them an attorney first.

Now if I have tried everything in response to behavior issues, and am at my wits end and in fear for myself or other people's lives - then yes, I would turn them in. But I admit - it would take ALOT for me to do so, with them unrepresented by counsel.

JMO.

I think the parents in this case did the right thing. Someone could have recognized their boys so it seemed like a better choice to step up and turn in the guys.

I'd love to tell you I'd rat out my kids when they did something wrong but that's a little broad. Some things like committing a crime yes. Other things that were small offences I probably used as teaching times.

I would first be contacting my attorney before I'd call the police. I want to make sure that MY rights are protected and I somehow don't get charged for my kid's mistakes. You can never be too careful nowadays.

I just saw this. I personally think I would turn my child in if I thought it would help them. Probably nothing compared to what people have had to do but many years back my children and I went to the grocery store. i think I will never forget this. My older son stole a bottle of glue. yes, just glue but he was about eleven years old. The younger son narced on him when we got outside. I took my sons back in and we went to the counter of the grocery store and made my son return it. He was embarrassed but did so and to my knowledge I don't believe he ever did something like that again. So do I think now I would do something similar?Well yes. I have worked hard in my life and if someone stole something of mine I would want them to know it isn't fair. And so if my children did something hard as it may be, they need to know they are hurting others.