Some people argue that parents of children who break the law should be punished in some way, because they are responsible for their children’s actions. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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Thanks to the development of lifestyle. There is no denying the fact that
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children
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who break the
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also
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have to bear some kind of punishment.
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, I completely disagree with
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opinion and have
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idea with that. Looking at the argument for the view that their
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break the
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and they have to suffer the consequences with them, it is admitted that some of them prove to be quite strong. In fact, one common justification is that not all
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are good at
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their
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teaching them. One strong argument
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case is that there are some stubborn kids, they often argue back at what their
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say, they don't listen. So here, it is clear that the wrong thing comes from the
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, not their
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, who have tried very hard to teach them. There is no reason to force their
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to be punished even if their kids did something
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the
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. Indeed, as for the supporters of the idea that punishment is unnecessary for
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of spoiled
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, they certainly have
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reason for their own point of view. And obviously, their justification seems convincing as well. It could be argued that
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spend more time in school than at home, so it is possible that things there
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as teachers or friends are the cause of the problems.
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there
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some students
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negative peer pressure.
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leads them to turn to drugs,
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, and do bad things to get them because students can't make money yet and easily
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become a criminal without their
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knowing anything. From what has been discussed. I completely disagree with the opinion claiming that
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of
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who break the
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should be punished in some way
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because they are responsible for their
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’s actions.
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stems from the fact that there are
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who do not listen to their
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' teachings and they are more often influenced by the outside environment than in their own home.
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