Are parents responsible for the actions of their teenagers? The United States House of Representatives passed a bill to criminalize teenage “sexting”. However, it’s not just the teenagers being held accountable, it’s also the parents.
The idea of parents not being responsible for making sure their minor children make smart choices is commonplace. Children throwing tantrums in stores are handed smartphones to play with instead of disciplined and teenagers free reign to take advantage of the pop culture idea that kids will inevitably be kids. But, kids shouldn’t be sexualized and that’s exactly what this same Hollywood culture installs into the younger generations as being normal and cool. This is contrasted with the fact a parent might very well have no idea their child is “sexting” without invading their privacy and runs contrary to the idea teenagers should be responsible and treated like young adults.
There is a mandatory sentence parents will be slapped with if the government finds out your teenage is “sexting”, all on the next page:
This has to be f**e news….
Who takes care of all the kids in a family while the parents are in jail. This is insane. You cannot control all the actions of your children
How about those so called leaders spend more time keeping us safe and less time mending into our families life’s!
So little kids have the mental understanding to decide if they want to be a boy or girl but not if they want to sext?? Jesus the world is fucked up. (By the way I am against both)
Government needs to stay out of parenting!
Well….the great work of parents don’t appearing to be working as if yet are they? So everyone is ok if left as status quo as long as the parents aren’t held liable? Society is failing on multiple levels in this country and naturally all we hear are more cries that the government “has no right….” bla bla bla….i think the safety if of all children is a he’ll of a lot more important than anyone’s bruised ego.
I think a child old enough to do sexting is old enough to do their own time … kids do nothing but lie and parents can’t be with them every second … why should a parent do 15 years for a child’s action ??? That would be like your child robbing a bank the parent should do time then …no that’s not how it should work …… the child does it the child is responsible for their own actions ……
The only people loosing their minds are politicians! Quit making stupid laws.
Have they arrested Huma yet for posting classified documents on pervert Weiners computer?
I don’t believe this