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Originally Posted by Old-T
That is a totally different issue than holding the parents negligently responsible. For a board filled with people that scream "personal responsibility" at so many things, I am surprised at the perspectives on here.
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There are always at least two questions when evaluating whether to establish a viable cause of action to recover from parents for either the actions of their children or their failure to control their children .....
.. one is the generally accepted concept of proving prior knowledge ... burden of proof!
.. the other is where that "path" leads as each case is pursued... social philosophy!
People seem to be quick at determining what "ought to be," but that implies a "perfectly orderly" world. And others seem to be quick to determine what "should have been," after they have had hours, days, even weeks, to evaluate all the after-the-event disclosures .... when the actual event took seconds for a decision based upon an extremely narrow viewpoint of another human being compelled to make a split second decision.
I just call it "Monday Morning Quarterbacking"!
And 99% of those "pundits" never stepped onto a playing field.
