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its a bit different here though
I would say that anyone doing that is almost as much at fault for the crimes as the criminals themselves.
id never shop any of my family members in unless it was something really bad and unforgiveable
Parents will often believe their kids no matter what.
If you have a 16 year old lad who has been caught in posession of drugs by the police, and he swears blindly to you that he was holding them for a mate, who would you want to believe, your child or the police?
I've yet to meet anyone who picks the police, despite overwhelming evidence against darling little kiddy.
What we're discussing here is people who know their kids are dangerous criminals and still protect them rather than society.
whether the punishment was appropriate is a separate issue - I think 3 years is a terrible waste of a young man's life - but, a gun FFS.