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Buzzby

The scale of destruction means that there's no way that the parents can pay for the damages. They couldn't even pay a penny on each dollar of the damages. They could be sued (anybody can sue anybody), but what would be the point? Neither they nor their liability insurance could pay for more than the tiniest fraction of the costs. By the time you spread their money across the sea of claimants, no one would be able to collect enough to compensate them for the trouble of bringing suit.

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Equilibrium

of course not the idea is ridiculos,

nothing should happen to the kid or the family, it was an accident.

too bad it happened, but it makes me sick how bloodthirsty people are...

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Bowlblaze

I agree it's absolutely ridiculous. How many 10 year olds follow every rule their parents set out? Accidents happen; it already sucks to be that guy. He's gonna be growing up with a shitload of guilt over this. Hopefully he manages to live a normal life. Even considering punishing his parents for this is ludicrous.

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Noeone

-_-_-A note to all the parents-_-_-
Teach your children how to play with fire safely
-_-_-A note to all the parents-_-_-

No, we should make the child watch as firemen burn down his house with his
parents in it. That would clearly teach the child a lesson slash traumatize him
forever.

Seriously though, while I think it's a tragic and horrible thing that this could have
been stopped by a little bit of thought and instruction. However I see no malicious
intent from the child, and therefore believe this should be treated as an unfortunate
accident not warranting the civil charges despite that massive amounts of damage
it caused.

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pkster8235

A child doing something like this doesn't mean the parents are neglecting their child.. but until the kid is 18 they are legally responsible for his actions.. and if the child's actions cause damage to other peoples' property, then they have to make it right.

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ian r

i know i always played with fire n gasoline when i was little but i always kept it under control. But i see how a accident could have happened and it got out of control. so i would have to say no

tekkenlaw

No way, scapegoating for the lose.

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chadwick

in this case the kid did not go out that day and say "hey lets start a giant fire today" it was an accident not a dilliberate arson

he should have to appologize publicaly, just so he will never do it again (i realy dought he will anyways) but it will also deter other kids from playing with fire, but as far as paying for the damages caused i dont belive he should be held responsible it was an accident

by the way what fire did he cause, i live down here in cali had a few fires in my town but just small ones, i think they were the rice and rainbow fires (i know the rice fire was in town)

xxmelsterrxx

it really just sucks that it happened, but obviously theres no way the parents could pay for all the damage. it was an accident. i mean the kid was 10 years old. pretty sure all 10 years olds do stupid shit like that...it just sucks for everyone. and for all the people that lost so much to the fires...
i dont think they should have to pay...but imagine if you lost your home because some 10 year old kid made a fire? i honestly dont know what i would do...

dedbr

Legally? The parents are responsible for the underage child's actions. It falls under the category of responsible supervision, which means if they are stupid enough to do something like this, then there better be someone watching the kid. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case here.....

So, if the parents are responsible for his or her actions, should they be made to pay? How? Of course if they were million or billionaires, money would be no problem. Since their not, what then? The gallows? Lethal injection?

I would assume that eventually the child will be charged with malicious mischief and arson, be put on ten year's probation and be made to pay a hefty fine. Since mom and dad will have to pay the fine, the judge will consider the fine as their punishment for not watching junior while he was setting fire to the planet............

Will it be right or fair? Won't make everybody happy, but that's probably the best their going to be able to wring out of it.........

Irresponsible parents, dumb kid and fire........get it going every time........


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