Once again our laws at work. We are not allowed to discipline our children. Spank them for doing wrong when they are little. Schools are not allowed to tell one child good job and another to tr harder due to the ego bruising and psycholgical problems that may be caused. Well that is a bunch of pure stupidity on our part.
Yes I believe there is a line between abuse and discipline. A good old fashion spanking never hurt anyone. However burning with cigarettes, iron or punching a child is abuse.
If we are not allowed to control our children when they are in our home then why should we be blamed for the wreckless way the government allows them to grow up.
Needless to say there are parents out there that do neglect the child and let them go crazy. Some parents are jailed for being to strict while others get away with allowing there to children to be exposed to bad things..... We as parents need to stand up and regain control of our parental rights or the children are going to be out of control..... Bible teaching for parents. Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
(Proverbs 22:6 And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children.(Isaiah 54:13) Prompt discipline is an expression of parental love.
"If you refuse to discipline your son, it proves you don't love him; for if you love him, you will be prompt to punish him." Proverbs 13:24, Young people should be selective in choosing their friends.
Run from anything that gives you the evil thoughts that young men often have, but stay close to anything that makes you want to do right. Have faith and love, and enjoy the companionship of those who love the Lord and have pure hearts." II Timothy 2:22,

I disagree completely. Insurance does nothing but make money and has nothing to do with legislation. No ONE can babysit a teen or young adult 24 hours a day and now that both parents work, this is just a form of revenge. I have no kids at home any more but I do know plenty of parents and this is not an uncommon problem they all have. We have unlicensed insurance in our state but it is up to the car owner IF they want it or can afford it. I carry it and always have but that didn't stop my daughter from taking another car for a spin. Yes, she was punished and couldn't get her license til 18 and an adult. I applied the same rule to my son and he didn't get one til 18 and an adult...Parents are not God or superman, they are human beings doing the best they can. Get a court order to have the kid go to work and give half his money for the costs of whatever he/she did. Kids are responsible enough to take a car, then they are responsible enough to pay for what they do. That is the problem with this country now. If I broke a window even at the age of 6, I had to work it off to pay for window and sometimes it took 3 months.

I was a best friend of Corey we were going to to go homecomming together and have a great time. I think this law should be passed because the death of Corey has been hard on very many people and it's not fair. I had known Corey and liked him for almost a 2 years, and the death of him was a major suprise to me! I got a call on my house phone by one of my best friends and she was crying a half hour I woke up because my dad was playing the message and wanted me to call her it was 9:30a.m. and I was really tired but I called her back because I thought her parents got into a fight or something then she told me Corey was dead I just hung up and just lost it I started bawling because it was a very big shock. Later that day my family and I went to the crash site and I don't know how the other child survived. This should be a law because no one should have to lose their kid or a best friend over a bad decision or jelously. I want to thank the Brady Family for accepting me into their lives and letting me share good times with them. I know Corey is up in heaven smiling down and watching over all of us. I Love and Miss You Corey.
I also Love Marcella and her family they are truly amazing!
Love,
Becca

I agree there isn't a parent that can watch a child 24/7. But When you have someone else kid spends the night, you watch over and check on them from time to time. You treat them as your own. If your too tired to watch after someone else kid, you do not have them spend the night. Very clear and simple. Yes stuff happenes like cuts, banged up alittle from playing around, and even maybe a broken bone. But you do not expect your child to come home in a bodybag.To a certain point the parent has to take responsiblity expecialy when it comes to life or death situations like cars, weather the parent gave or did not give promision. Yes kids need to take some responsibliy. My son just got in the car and he payed the highest price a person can pay, he's died. Yes, the other child should take resonsibity too. Most of all, If the parent was responsable in the frist place instead of going to bed at 8:30pm as she says. My son would still be alive today. It's not anger talking, it is common since. This law is very simple, when you have someone else child, the parent should take care of him/her and bring child home in one peace alive. If you don't want that responsiblity don't let any children spend the night at your house. I'm trying to make people aware of the fact that this could be your child or already has been to some. I'm hoping to have this passed to save lives, thats whats important. By the way, there are no laws protecting the children that spend the night at someones house. There should already be. Nothing happened to the parent that my son spent the night at his friends house. The parent walked away free and clear of everything. I have to live the rest of my life without my son smile, laughter, and even his sparkly bue eyes that would light up a room as soon as he walked into it. In all do reality, shouldn't the parent pay as well for negligentence for not being responsable, even more so, then the children?

I disagree. There isn't a parent alive that can watch any kid 24/7 and to expect them to is insane. I agree with the anger and frustration you show and do fully understand it, that law would be unfair to parents that MUST work to just pay for a roof over their heads. Most parents do the best they can and some parents aren't parents at all. To throw the baby out with the bath water is just not right. How about a kids that steals a car, or a gun from someone else. Isn't it about time these kids take responsiblily for their own actions? In my day, if you accidentally broke a window or did damage, you, not the parents, had to work and pay for all damages. Stuff happens to good people all the time and sometimes it is an accident. Yah, I know, but small children are oblivious and the older child should work and pay starting at 10 years of age. The kids, now, already know they are not held accountable by the law and by some parents. Responsiblity should be held by the person that did the crime and pay full pay and serve time or community service (if very young and can't work. I have been that angery and frustrated too but that only eats you up inside. Get the judicial system to enforce the laws they have now and stop the bleeding hearts from rescueing these kids. My own kid got in trouble when he was little and they wanted to just let it go but I refused to let that happen. When he finished with the judicial part, he had to deal with me and that was far worse than what anyone else could do.

I have 5 of my own children and I want to believe that we are teaching the right way to behave when we aren't with them. With that said everyone makes mistakes, unfortunately some have horrible consequences. How far do we go to punish the parents, some say that they should be put away for the crimes of the child, do you believe that seperating the parent and the child will help ease the pain of the victims family? Do you think that the child is living without guilt, about your son? Part of me hopes it is a living Hell....good luck.

Mike, thank you for your support. But, their are no laws protecting the children when they spend the night at a friends house and they take the car with or without promision. She walkes away clean. My son is dead and he can't tell what happened, his friend will not tell the truth, and the Mother won't either. So she gets to walk away clean. We need to protect our children from parents that should not be parents. I don't want anyone to feel the loss of a child like the way I did. It is unbareable pain. When my son died a part of me died with him. I will never be the same person.
Above disscussion is---- sign the petition, press on that and sign, lets make a difference. So, we can save childrens lives and the parents, and the loved ones from going through this harible pain. It's like being in hell and theres no way out.
"Corey" I love you and miss you with all my heart.
love Mom

If you have a problem with holding a person accountable for another's actions then don't be a parent. That's what parenting means. Anyone who has a problem with this law is simply not a good parent. Anyone who can not keep their children out of harm's way should not be trusted with them. Also, it is worth noting that this law is the same as many similar laws holding the owner of the vehicle responsible regardless of whether the driver had permission.