What a horrible rotten pair of young bastards ...

[leftyo]

I've raised bees and there is some problems with the numbers in the article. Judging from the pictures in the article the hives wouldn't bring $600 a piece much less than the $1200 stated and hives this time of the year only have about 20 thousand bees each not 100 thousand.

you know good journalism is nothing without some good exaggeration to whip up a good hysteria.

[steelap]

If they are not be charged as adults (and I can understand that) then their parents are responsible for the damage, and must make the beekeepers whole. if this results in penury for both families, tough. Should not be a bankruptable debt, either.

[JB White]

If they are not be charged as adults (and I can understand that) then their parents are responsible for the damage, and must make the beekeepers whole. if this results in penury for both families, tough. Should not be a bankruptable debt, either.

Laws vary around the country, but I know here a juvenile can be court ordered to pay up themselves and can be ordered not to use their parents money. For a traffic violation a judge ordered my 16 year old (at the time) daughter to pay the hefty fines on her own according to a payment plan established by the County Clerks Office. Her driving PRIVILEGES (emphasis by the judge) were on probation until the age of 21.

When one creates blanket liabilities for parents then one opens up a nasty can of worms. It also does not teach the juvie any lessons if someone else foots their bill for them. On the other hand, a court could order the parents responsible depending upon the individual circumstances.