A Parents Nightmare

Yes, i would! Even for pot growing in our storage room that we don't use. I am Mom and guess what, so it on your own time, not in my house!

I would have turned him in also. Unfortunately, many parents think thier dear little ones can do no wrong, and let them get by with just about anything. If kids were punished more often or had to live with the consequences of thier mistakes instead of mommy and daddy patting them on the head and saying "there, there, we'll take care of it," perhaps more kids would get the picture and not turn to criminal activity.

Dee I agree with you there.
Not in MY house.
I also would have turned him in.
You just never know.
Kids even turn on their parents.
Thanks for commenting ladies.

I would have turned him in too!

Yes, I would turn my child in...for his sake as well as the sake of those he meant to harm.

I don't know what I would do. Hopefully I will never have to find out.

I would turn them in, but it would be very difficult. We actually did call the police on our son twice a few years ago...he was drunk, raging and we felt a danger to himself. We didn't have to have him arrested, but we had the police find him (he ran off) and talk to him. He was just past 21 when it happened.

I heard them talking on television this morning and someone said they would have him locked up in a mental facility as opposed to calling the police and risking jail. I wanted to scream at the television. I think people don't realize that once a child is past 17 or 18 depending on the state, you can't force them into rehab, or a mental ward etc....they have to agree to go.

Definitely would h ave to turn my child in and hope that they could get some pyschological help along the way!

I would have to because knowing my child was gonna bomb somewhere would leave me with a guilty feeling that I don't think I would ever be able to shake!! Plus if I didn't how many people could be hurt or die!

They are saying this kid could get life.
I just pray for his parents. You know how they must be hurting.

i would have to turn my child in for sure... even though it would break my heart...
God bless our youth today...

I would have to turn them in because at that point I wouldn't know how to help them myself and they could be a ticking time bomb.

I agree that I would have to turn him in, but it would be very difficult. Not to do so would be bad for the boy as well as who knows how many others!

There would be no option, to risk other lives to cover up what my child had done would not only be legally wrong, but morally wrong. Obviously this young man has some serious issues and they should be addressed. He shouldn't just be tossed aside to rot in prison.

Yes, I would have turned the child in too.

I do not know what I would do and hope I never have to make a decision like that.

I know that my own mother would help me get rid of a body should the issue ever arise. It's nice to know your mom will always be on your side, right or wrong. Then again, I'm unlikely to blow up any schools or even have a body that needs hiding.

Sue: He can be admitted to a mental health facility as an involuntary commitment. He is at risk of harming himself or others. This way they can assess him to be sure there are not any mental health concerns prior to addressing the criminal activity.

Let's see after I beat his ass, then after his father beat his ass. We would turn him over to the authorities. I am not raising my son to be a terrorist and if he turned out that way off he would go to prison where his ass would belong.

But my gut says that this is not the first problem this kid has had. If he was aces since day one then I am pretty sure he wouldn't be building a bomb.

Andrea, FYI don't ever tell MY mom you have a dead body because she has already told all of us (her kids) that she would turn us in.

That's sad. I think I would definitely have to turn them in....

Bebe you cracked me up. Beat his ass. lol

No, I probably would NOT have turned him over. I would have dragged him to the shrink and had him committed. Because anyone who even seriously thinks about doing that is sick. I would have seen to it that my child stayed in the loony bin until they were cured. If I couldn't afford it, I would have signed over my parental rights to get them the help they needed. To me, the goal isn't to punish, it's to solve the problem before it happens.

Now, if I'd been trying all along, and the kid just wouldn't reform, then I might turn him in. Giving the kid life in prison just doesn't seem like a productive way to deal with the problem.

It also depends on how old the kid was. Under 18, they'd definitely go to the loony bin for a good long time. If they were over 18, and I couldn't get him committed, then I'd turn him in for his and others' safety. But it would suck big time.

Hi Barbara. I agree this boy is sick and needs medical attention.
But now a days if your kid does something they will come after you for it.
I can hardly believe the parents of those boys at Columbine never went in their rooms and saw all the guns etc. How do you ignore that?
We are blessed most of us have good kids.
Thanks everyone who took the time to comment on such a serious issue.

though it would break my heart I would.

i don;t believe there would be any other way
it would have me crying and and like denise my heart would be broken.
but i guess that is what they call tough love

well I am glad his parents turned him in....but what kind of parents are they that their kid would murder peole???

I heard about that Janet, he had the stuff delivered right to their house, that's how they found out. I have no children but if I did, I would have to turn him/her in.

First I would have a heart to heart with him then if he didn't straighten out to my satisfaction, you better believe I would turn him in or at least make sure that he got therapy!

I don't know what I would have done. While punishment is certainly needed, therapy or counseling could also go a long way (and serve to abort further issues)

Turning your child into the police and facing life is a very hard thing to do. Without being in that situation I don't think any of us really know what we'd do. Let's hope NONE of us will be in this position.

I'd rather turn them in to the authorities than explain to twenty or thirty people that I knew my kid was planning on murdering their children and that I did nothing to stop it.

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I would definitely turn my child in.

I would definitely turn my child in.

Why can't we discipline our kids like in the old days? It just might prevent all this crap that keeps happening!

I would turn my child in. There is no point in claiming to be a law-abiding citizen if I knew someone was breaking the law and didn't tell someone. I'd do it to my husband too.