Make the Crime, Do the Crime

It’s no secret that teens break the law, thinking they’re basically invincible. They engage in
underage drinking, vandalism, also possession, and under the influence, of drugs. But then some
young people commit much bigger crimes – felonies such as breaking and entering into a house,
grand theft auto, even murder, and rape. Children of all ages are capable of breaking the law, but
it can be speculated that adolescents tend to break the law more. Unfortunately, teens in
American engage in some pretty risky behavior in their middle and high school years. And
unfortunately, these crimes have severe consequences that last a lifetime. While these minors are
often thought of as children simply making mistakes, they are still rational, mostly reasonable
human beings who knowing exactly what they are doing. So, therefore, their crimes should not
make their parents responsible. 

Should Parents Be Responsible for the Crimes of Their Children?

Could not, for one, be responsible for the crimes of their children, because any person of sound
mind is a rational being. They know when they are committing a crime and doing something
wrong. It has nothing to do with their parents – unless the parents are condoning, encouraging or
taking part in the crime; then, and only then, should parents be held responsible for their
children’s crimes. It is rarely the parent’s fault, even if they do teach their children right from
wrong. Many people attempt to commit a crime because they think they can get away with it.
The same goes for teens committing a crime: They do it, most of the time because they anticipate
getting away with it. This is no reflection of one’s upbringing – only the way that person views
right from wrong. Even if the children are diagnosed as mentally unsound, insane, crazy, manic-
depressive, it’s still not the parent’s fault.

If someone’s child commits a crime and gets caught for it, a parent should not be held
responsible for the child, because it is the child committing the crime, not the adult. Some may
argue how a child’s sense of right and wrong derives from the way their parents raised them –
which is true; however, in the case of committing crimes, a child can still steal a pretty piece of
jewelry from a friend even if they were taught as a child not to steal. This has nothing to do with
the parent, only the child, or teen, committing the crime. If the child commits the crime, they
should be at fault and charged appropriately. If one’s child commits the crime, unless the parent
directly took part in the illegal activity associated with their child, the parent should without a
doubt never be held responsible – not morally, emotionally or legally – for this crime.

Parents Are Not Guilty!

Unless the parent assisted in helping the child commit the crime –underage drinking drug usage,
for example – the adult should never be held responsible for the child’s actions. If a kid gets in
trouble, it’s easy to blame the parents, attribute the mishap to how they were raised, the kind of
family they were born to. But that is what is wrong with this country: no one takes responsibility
for their own actions, especially if they’re minors. It’s a major problem. This way, people
become adults never being accountable for anything – they just blame it on someone else. This
isn’t the way to go; all it does is condition someone that they are not going to face consequences
when the do wrong. Why is that detrimental? Because a person gets a pretty rough reality check
as an adult when they are faced with legal charges for committing a crime. At that point, their
parents surely aren’t even in the picture. Only the child/teen should get penalized for committing
and crime.

In conclusion, we all make mistakes, and many of us, even on accident, commit crimes (just look
at how often people lend friends or family members prescription pain-relieve medication. One
word: felony). And when people committing crimes are caught, they get charged. The same goes
for children, mostly adolescents. They generally know when they are doing something wrong, so
they should always be held responsible for their actions – and not their parents. The same, of
course, applies to teenagers: when they get caught committing a crime, their parents should never
be held responsible unless the parents assisted in the crime. It’s time to hold young people
responsible for their actions.

- The Gerund as The Complement of The Verb “to be”

a. They are committing a crime and doing something wrong.

-Present Continous:

a. They are committing a crime and doing something wrong.

-Subordinating Conjunction:

a. Even if the children are diagnosed as mentally unsound, insane, crazy, manic-depressive,
it’s still not the parent’s fault.
b. It has nothing to do with their parents – unless the parents are condoning, encouraging or
taking part in the crime.

-Passive Voice Misuse (penyalahgunaan passive voice):

a. Children of all ages are capable of breaking the law, but it can be speculated that
adolescents tend to break the law more.
b. If a kid gets in trouble, it’s easy to blame the parents, attribute the mishap to how they
were raised, the kind of family they were born to.
c. And when people committing crimes are caught, they get charged.

- Only the child/teen should get penalized for committing and crime. (gak ngerti)