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Would you lie for your kid?

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Just curious - I think we all think Casey Anthony's mother committed perjury...would you lie for your kid for him/her to avoid prison?  If you thought your child had committed a crime (murder or not), would you turn your kid in?
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Re: Would you lie for your kid?

  • OSUWifey09OSUWifey09 member
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    See..I'm torn. Until I'm actually put in that situation, I'm not sure how I would react. My gut reaction would be to step aside and let the authorities handle it - if my child wanted to do something illegal, that wasn't my place to step in and prevent repercussions. But a part of me thinks I'd lie and do whatever it took to protect him/her.
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  • BoyMom21BoyMom21 member
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    No, I would want him to have consequences...but it would be really hard to watch him do jail time/some other form of punishment.  Unfortunately, if he is guilty then he can take what he gets.  I can guide him as a parent the best way I know how and then his decisions are his decisions.  I'm not going to jeopardize my life--as selfish as that sounds--to bail my kid out of something that they did.  Now if he isn't guilty, I would probably consider spinning my testimony to benefit him.  And that would be at the advice of the lawyer, not something I thought I was clever enough to make up myself.
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  • SnowfulSnowful

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    No, I would want him to have consequences...but it would be really hard to watch him do jail time/some other form of punishment.  Unfortunately, if he is guilty then he can take what he gets.  I can guide him as a parent the best way I know how and then his decisions are his decisions.  I'm not going to jeopardize my life--as selfish as that sounds--to bail my kid out of something that they did.  Now if he isn't guilty, I would probably consider spinning my testimony to benefit him.  And that would be at the advice of the lawyer, not something I thought I was clever enough to make up myself.

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  • Steven&Jamie Steven&Jamie
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    No, I would want him to have consequences...but it would be really hard to watch him do jail time/some other form of punishment.  Unfortunately, if he is guilty then he can take what he gets.  I can guide him as a parent the best way I know how and then his decisions are his decisions.  I'm not going to jeopardize my life--as selfish as that sounds--to bail my kid out of something that they did.  Now if he isn't guilty, I would probably consider spinning my testimony to benefit him.  And that would be at the advice of the lawyer, not something I thought I was clever enough to make up myself.
    This.  If I knew he/she was guilty of a crime I couldn't just sit by and watch while they got away with it.  What about the other people and families involved?  I wouldn't be able to let my kid get away with something knowing other people were dealing with the consequences of his/her actions while the person responsible wasn't dealing with the consequences.
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  • amanjayamanjay
    I wouldn't lie in that capacity---I'm far too risk averse. I would still try my best to love and support him/her throught the aftermath of whatever they did, though.
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  • fuzzylogicfuzzylogic member
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    No, I would not commit a crime to try and cover up anyone's crime, even my own child's. People need to learn to deal with their actions, however severe the consequence.
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  • aWm2010aWm2010

    imageBoyMom21:
    No, I would want him to have consequences...but it would be really hard to watch him do jail time/some other form of punishment.  Unfortunately, if he is guilty then he can take what he gets.  I can guide him as a parent the best way I know how and then his decisions are his decisions.  I'm not going to jeopardize my life--as selfish as that sounds--to bail my kid out of something that they did.  Now if he isn't guilty, I would probably consider spinning my testimony to benefit him.  And that would be at the advice of the lawyer, not something I thought I was clever enough to make up myself.

    This! People need to own up to their actions. I will raise my kids to be good human beings and to have God in their hearts, but when it comes down to it, when they get older and make their own choices, I cannot be responsible for them no matter what they do.  At a young age people know what is right and what is wrong.

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  • aWm2010aWm2010

    imageBoyMom21:
    No, I would want him to have consequences...but it would be really hard to watch him do jail time/some other form of punishment.  Unfortunately, if he is guilty then he can take what he gets.  I can guide him as a parent the best way I know how and then his decisions are his decisions.  I'm not going to jeopardize my life--as selfish as that sounds--to bail my kid out of something that they did.  Now if he isn't guilty, I would probably consider spinning my testimony to benefit him.  And that would be at the advice of the lawyer, not something I thought I was clever enough to make up myself.

    This! People need to own up to their actions. I will raise my kids to be good human beings and to have God in their hearts, but when it comes down to it, when they get older and make their own choices, I cannot be responsible for them no matter what they do.  At a young age people know what is right and what is wrong.

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