Will You Report Your Daughter/Son Selling Drugs
By minisam
@miniam (9154)
Bern, Switzerland
July 27, 2016 5:33pm CST
I read a discussion here,in the answers section,Someone said her son was going to court because he`d been arrested manufacturing and supplying meth ,she hoped he will be set free.
I felt furious, why the double standards? just because it`s my son/daughter manufacturing and supplying meth,will support them when they get arrested?
Alot of violent crime is because of drugs,many lives have been lost, families,communities destroyed,neighbourhoods that flourished turned into ghettos because of drugs.
Should l support because is my daughter/son/sister/brother? NO, I WILL NOT.
Im sorry the lady who wrote that reply,if you`re reading this,it`s not against you,l feel very strongly about this.
MyLotters,Will you support your son/daughter and wish they do not get jail term?
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19 responses
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
28 Jul 16
I know what I should say here, but to be honest I'm not sure. A mother's instinct is to protect her child at any cost, and I might try to deal with it myself and try to straighten him out. If I failed, then I might report him. Thankfully I'm not likely to ever be in that situation.
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@miniam (9154)
• Bern, Switzerland
28 Jul 16
Lol
This is not a laughing matter but your answer just made me laugh.Straighten it yourself?.Be very thankful you do not have to deal with this problem because no matter how hard you try,you can not straighten it out.
I know from experience and looking at some of my neighbours. A great percentage of sellers are addicts, they steal,cheat and destroy all the trust there ever was.
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@allknowing (137822)
• India
28 Jul 16
Everyone will report a son or a daughter but someone else's. If every parent reported their own kids this world would have been a safer place to live.
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@miniam (9154)
• Bern, Switzerland
28 Jul 16
@allknowing
Now stop making me laugh,but how so true,people will report but someone else`s son/daughter, not their own.
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@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
27 Jul 16
I would expect them to get the appropriate sentence and I woud support them when they get out.
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@shivamani10 (11035)
• Hyderabad, India
28 Jul 16
As is the father so is the son..need not worry about it. take it easy
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@dodo19 (47336)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
29 Jul 16
This is definitely hard to answer. I'm not sure what I would do. I guess it would depend on the factors. I'd want to protect my kids, but at the same time, they do need to learn from their mistakes and pay for their crimes. Like most parents, I just hope that I don't have to worry about my kids being in this situation.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
29 Jul 16
'n that's why folks continue this sort'a behavior :( there's no consequences to their actions. not that i'd wish any 'f my family to go to prison, but if'n they did somethin' 'f this nature ('r any other law-breakin' crimes) they'd not be hidin' 'hind my skirts but face the music.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
29 Jul 16
@miniam 'n then there's that path'f destruction they leave 'long their trail...
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
31 Jul 16
@miniam 'tis heartbreakin' :( many folks turn a blind eye to such't seems, not realizin' the impact such causes'n the entire community.
@miniam (9154)
• Bern, Switzerland
30 Jul 16
@crazyhorseladycx
I see it quite alot here,living in a little village with addicts,l know what damage they cause to their families
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
29 Jul 16
I would not wish they do not get a jail term, I would wish they never did such things in the first place. So glad my sons are both upstanding citizens. if I found out they were doing stuff like that I would try to stop them before they got arrested.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
30 Jul 16
@miniam It is and even though they are grown I still worry about them.
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@miniam (9154)
• Bern, Switzerland
30 Jul 16
@fishtiger58
To parents,kids never stop being kids, you worry about them even if they are already parents themselves
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
28 Jul 16
Mothers will do everything for their son, but in such case, he should experience the punishment for getting involved in such illegal activity specially if it is selling meths; later on, the mother can extend other support to him so he can lead a new life (if the son is cooperative enough).
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@supervalon (1208)
• North Las Vegas, Nevada
27 Jul 16
If i very well know my son/daughter i will surely support them! A mother/father best knows his child. If you know that it all was a period of his life and a misunderstanding of course you'd support him.
And what was that question, will you report him to the police? Of course i won't report him.. Well if he really is abusive and violates the things he is doing, then i WILL.
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@Toohard_totalkto (45)
• Mangalore, India
28 Jul 16
In a lot of ways, i agree with you. But i also believe that you should give a person a chance to change. As his/her mother, i think i would firstly try to talk them out of it. If that doesn't work then i would move on to hitting and yelling. If it still does not work then i would call up his/her friends. I would try my best to protect my child and also at the same time i would try to get him out of this wrong business.
Approaching the police would be a little hard. Don't you think that its very difficult for a mother to hand her child over to the police?
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@miniam (9154)
• Bern, Switzerland
28 Jul 16
@Toohard_totalkto
Thanks for making me laugh so much, do you still hit kids/grownups in India? Now to answer you.
From experience,talking to an addict/pusher does not work, it never does,they have to want to stop. Will tell you a bitter truth,protecting them does not work.
But thanks for your views
@Toohard_totalkto (45)
• Mangalore, India
29 Jul 16
@miniam Hitting children when they do something wrong or even when they don't , that's something Indian parents love! And the making-up routine that follows is just awsome.
I dont really know. You'r probably right. Since i haven't come across such a situation, its a little difficult to think about my reaction.
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@miniam (9154)
• Bern, Switzerland
29 Jul 16
@Toohard_totalkto
Let`S hope you are never in that situation,it is a very difficult situation and nothing you can really do to make it right.
Sellers get used to the money so they won't stop,addicts are worse.
@quantum2020 (12041)
• Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico
29 Jul 16
I think, she is naturally defending her son. I have had the experience of knowing of some similar cases in my country, where parents do whatever it takes to keep their son out of jail.
I would do the same if I were through the same situation; however, no one even a son should scape punishment from doing illegal activities.
@cmoneyspinner (9219)
• Austin, Texas
30 Jul 16
Never been put in a position to have to make that decision. But my late mother used to say “You're my child and I love you. But if you intentionally and willfully break the law, there's nothing I can do for you. I'll still love you. But there's nothing I can do for you. You broke the law. Surely you know there are consequences.” As for whether or not they get a jail sentence, guess that depends on how good their lawyer is.
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