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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a God awful feeling that the hosting parents in the Sam Ellis two dead passengers incident will get no jail time, and will thus continue to host parties for under-aged drinkers. [/quote]

And you base this on what?   Do you not think those parents --charged or not -- are not devastated by what happened?  Don't get me wrong, if they were hosting a party where those teenagers were drinking alcohol, they deserve to get charged.  But they're still human beings.  Back in the day, we had parties all the time.  We were incredibly lucky no tragedy ever occurred.  Times have changed for the better.  But let's not act like these parents are malicious, when what they did was merely stupid and irresponsible.  [/quote]

I want to preface my response by saying the jury is out on whether these parents knew.  Assuming they were home, the adults should be charged and face jail time. Make an example of them and it might stop the next parent from hosting. . They are responsible for the tragic loss of 2 young lives! I don't give a crap about their personal devastation. What about the devastation they caused to those boys' families and friends!

I've been silently following this thread but the above post makes me feel compelled to share my 2 cents. I disagree with the above post. I feel strongly that any responsible parent should be able to foresee that this tragedy is a possible outcome. Maybe I can't call the hosting parents malicious, but I also refuse to think they are just stupid. This is an educated area and those parents knew better!  They made a conscious decision to ignore the law. People died! I hold them even more responsible than the teen driver (who I still100% feel is culpable) because at their age they possess a well developed frontal lobe and a lifetime of experience.

What stuns me is that this event has brought to light the fact there are parents in my community who condone giving kids alcohol. I get that kids this age are risk takers and cave to peer pressure. I understand that kids sneak around. But if my child were to attend a party where the homeowner knew there was underage drinking, I would be livid! [/quote]

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