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In reply to the discussion: Father of Boy Who Fatally Shot Brother Sentenced (brace yourself) [View all]Buzz Clik
(38,437 posts)24. So what should be his punishment?
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What should be the punishment if your kid eats the rat poison you left out on the kitchen table?
Squinch
Jun 2013
#22
He didn't "lose" his son. He placed his son in a deadly situation, and the son died.
Squinch
Jun 2013
#23
The article you linked actually SUPPORTS the claim that parents are often charged and convicted for
Squinch
Jun 2013
#34
We are all law abiding parents until we leave a loaded gun, with the safety off, where a....
Tikki
Jun 2013
#37
The family has already been broken up by the father's negligence. If he were someone who killed
Squinch
Jun 2013
#16
How much jail time do parents get when their children die because they don't feed them, or
Squinch
Jun 2013
#21
Here are some sentences that have been handed to parents who left their children in hot cars
Squinch
Jun 2013
#36
Nice dodge, but this isn't about the conservative prison system. This is about responsibility
Squinch
Jun 2013
#43
Saying he is responsible for killing his child says nothing about motive or premeditation
Squinch
Jun 2013
#47
What a ridiculous argument. Of course it involves gradations of neglect. Because gradations exist.
Squinch
Jun 2013
#58
When a gun isn't involved and a parent's intentional actions kill a child, we almost never
Squinch
Jun 2013
#39
I have to say, I think malice is intrinsic in the act of leaving a loaded gun unsecured
Squinch
Jun 2013
#75
i don't think it would deter people from leaving weapons around because they never think it would
JI7
Jun 2013
#28
People who kill family members through reckless endangerment often regret it and
Squinch
Jun 2013
#63
I don't think anyone is saying lock him up and throw away the key. I am surprised, though,
Squinch
Jun 2013
#66
I didn't read the article before as I usually only glance at was posted by the OP
davidpdx
Jun 2013
#72