What would you do if your child was charged with murder

I'm a mother. I wouldn't stop loving my child if that were to happen. I would be there for my daughter no matter what she did or didn't do. You never condone what they did. But you support them through their ordeal in the legal system. It's like when you have a mental illness. You are all over the place. (Not you...anyone with personality disorders and bipolar disorder would be all over the planet with their thoughts). I would never throw my child away for a crime that she might have done. I would be the best mother I could be.

I watch dateline ID all the time and see situations like this. I feel bad for all those parents out that that think their kids are perfect but it turns out they have a dark side you don't know about and can turn around and do something like this. It's horrible. I watch this channel constantly and the things you see on it just amazes me. I hope when I have children I will raise them good and no violence is not the way to do things.

That would be devastating. Mothers ought to know their children well. Sometimes, things go wrong and they don't even know what or where or why certain things happen.

Being a mother, if there is a chance for me to accept and carry the burden, that will be the thing I will do. I don't want my children to suffer and I am willing to take all the responsibilities. Have a nice day!

I love the first 48, watch it here in mexico on a and e all the time. Id be so sad if my son was ever charged with murder. i feel like I did something wrong in raising him. lets hope nothing like that ever happens to us, Take care Rikki

Yeah it's really hard if something like that happens. This isn't just them getting into a school fight this is them killing someone. It also depends on if they do it accidentally... which I don't know how that would do happen or if they do it on purpose. There's a difference between accidentally running someone over and shooting someone in the head, you know.

I believe that having my child charged with murder would be something to toally devastate me. I do not know how I would deal with it. My heart would never accept that my child could take the life of another. I hope it is something that never enters my life.

Hate the sin, love the sinner. I would definitely support my kids if they committed murder no matter what the circumstances. That doesn't mean, however, that I would expect them to go unpunished. No one is above the law and yes, I totally agree that if you do a crime you must do the time. I would not support the crime or his actions, but I would support him in that I would keep on loving him no matter what. I may hate what he did but I would never stop loving my own child. It's called unconditional love.

i will work or cooperate with the police, if my child have not surrendered yet,i will take him to police custody.it is better to have him there safe than to see him running away.i will make sure he has a lawyer and everything is given to him according to what the law provides. i will ask my child if he is willing to confess to me the reason why he done such a thing, and i can provide investigator with at least anything that could help them. i will always give moral support to my child reassuring him that no matter what he done i will be there to support him, but he should answer for his crime according to the law.