The United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro, on Friday announced that henceforth not only will the perpetrators of teen flash mobs and street takeovers will face legal consequences, but their parents will as well.
BREAKING: U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announces a major crackdown on parents who let their children take part in teen takeovers that have been causing chaos throughout Washington, D.C.
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BREAKING: U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announces a major crackdown on parents who let their children take part in teen takeovers that have been causing chaos throughout Washington, D.C.
Pirro vows to prosecute parents who fail to supervise their children, threatening the adults with fines and even jail times.
"If the evidence shows the parent knew or should have known or permitted or failed to prevent participation, we're going to charge them."
"If you drop your kid off and you fail to supervise them, or you let them skip school to join the chaos, you are going to face fines, court ordered classes, and possible jail time"
That's a good idea, and we might add to that, "It's about time." Here's what the U.S. Attorney said:
And as we grapple with this problem, there is one area that hasn't been discussed. Parental involvement has been a noted gap in any discussion, and I am here to say, as the United States Attorney in the District of Columbia, that ends today.
Starting today, my office will aggressively prosecute parents under DC's curfew law, and the specific statute that we will use is a violation of DC code 22-811. And it involves contributing to the delinquency of a minor. This statute makes it unlawful for an adult to enable, facilitate, or permit a minor to engage in delinquent acts. Penalty up to six months imprisonment. So if the evidence shows the parent knew or should have known or permitted or failed to prevent participation, we're going to charge them. If you drop your kid off and you fail to supervise them, or you let them skip school, to join the chaos, you are going to face fines, court-ordered classes, and possible jail time.
This has apparently been a tough problem to get hold of, but putting the parents on the hook along with their hoodlum kids may do some good; the problem is that with some of these families, the parents may be only minimally involved in their kids' lives anyway.
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As it happens, I have some additional ideas.
First, let's make it sting even more. Are any of the parents in question receiving SNAP or any other government benefits? Yank them. If your kids have gone feral, you get no more government handouts until you get them under control.
Second, compensation. Put the parents on the hook for property damage done by their kids, which in some of these instances has run into the millions of dollars. If necessary, make sure they never get a paycheck for the rest of their lives that doesn't have a portion garnished to pay for property damage.
The primary purpose of government, any government, at any level, is to protect the liberty and property of the citizens. The District of Columbia, along with a bunch of our major cities, has failed in this. But Jeanine Pirro, at least, is trying to use her office to fulfill that fundamental purpose. It's a refreshing change of pace.
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