Charge parents with neglect if they should have been expected to notice and respond to problems. That should be a jailable offense.
Great, send everyone to jail. Overcrowd prisons and put children into care. All because a parent let their child on social media…
I’m more saying the age limit is clumsy here
It isn’t. We have age limits for all kinds of things. How should this be any different?
Social media is completely different though, since parents are in direct control of the devices their kids have access to at home, and what’s available on their home network. Parents have the power to handle this themselves, so they should be expected to do so.
Parents can also control whether children buy alcohol, yet we still have restrictions on children.
I’d rather put crappy parents there than drug users. Free anyone there for purely non-violent crimes (i.e. no clear victim) to make room for bad parents. The jail term shouldn’t be long, and it should include education.
All because a parent let their child on social media…
No, the standard would be much higher than that. There needs to be actual, tangible harm to the child directly related to their negligence.
Parents can also control whether children buy alcohol, yet we still have restrictions on children.
Not really. Many kids have spending money and go to the store without supervision. If I’m not with them, I don’t have control over what they do.
Great, send everyone to jail. Overcrowd prisons and put children into care. All because a parent let their child on social media…
It isn’t. We have age limits for all kinds of things. How should this be any different?
Parents can also control whether children buy alcohol, yet we still have restrictions on children.
I’d rather put crappy parents there than drug users. Free anyone there for purely non-violent crimes (i.e. no clear victim) to make room for bad parents. The jail term shouldn’t be long, and it should include education.
No, the standard would be much higher than that. There needs to be actual, tangible harm to the child directly related to their negligence.
Not really. Many kids have spending money and go to the store without supervision. If I’m not with them, I don’t have control over what they do.