table for the crimes of their children, except in certain cases, where the parents were directly involved such as in providing the crime weapon. But since the rash of school shootings in recent years, a growing number of the American public is starting to think that the parents of delinquent minors should be held accountable. While laws of this nature might get parents more involved with their children, the problem becomes more complicated when the parent is used merely as a scapegoat to satisfy justice (Blakemore).Besides trying to hold the parents of kleboldharris accountable, the sheriffs office is also under fire. Among many other mistakes (or mishaps) that happened during the rescue operation at Columbine on April 20, 1999, the Rohrbough family believes that the police, not kleboldharris, shot their son, Daniel (Thomson). The problem in this situation lies in the investigation. The sheriffs office is not likely going to incriminate themselves in their own investigation.There are also, of course, the lawsuits against Mark Manes and Philip Duran, the two men who illegally provided guns to the boys while they were still minors. They readily plead guilty to selling the weapons, and are serving sentences in jail. However, the lawsuit is aimed at holding them partially responsible for the deaths of the thirteen people that were shot by kleboldharris (Weller).Three other families are in the process of suing school officials at Columbine High School. Given all the signs, many think that the faculty should have seen and done something to stop events from unfolding the way that they did. They believe that just about anyone couldve seen that kleboldharris were dangerous through their videotape and written and verbal statements. But, Under Colorado State law, the plaintiffs in this case have to prove that the teachers and other faculty members were not only negligent in their dealings with the minors, but also willful and wanton in ...
