"Darrien" <Darrien_Lambert@NA.COM@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<lISPa.56091$ZC.7093@news.easynews.com>...
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> TOKYO, July 11 (AFP) - Japan's minister in charge of policy toward
> juveniles said Friday that the parents of a 12-year-old who admitted killing a
> four-year-old boy should be beheaded, according to media reports.

While I disagree with the severity, I do agree that parents should be
held more accontable than they are. For example, in the US there have
been several notable cases of teens caught stockpiling weapons for use
against their friends, and, of course, many cases of teens actually
using such weapons. I feel that if you're a parent and you have no
idea that your child has a cache of weapons in his/her room, then
you're an idiot and should be held accountable.

John W.