Argumentative speech
Should parents be held responsible for actions of their
children?
Could not, for one, be responsible for the actions of their
children, because any person of sound mind is a rational
being. They know when they are committing a bad
actions and doing something wrong. It has nothing to do
with their parents – unless the parents are condoning,
encouraging or taking part in the actions; then, and only
then, should parents be held responsible for their
children’s actions. It is rarely the parent’s fault, even if
they do teach their children right from wrong. Many
people attempt to commit a mistake because they think
they can get away with it. The same goes for teens
committing a wrong deed: They do it, most of the time
because they anticipate getting away with it. This is no
reflection of one’s upbringing – only the way that person
views right from wrong. Even if the children are
diagnosed as mentally unsound, insane, crazy, manic-
depressive, it’s still not the parent’s fault.
Also If someone’s child commits a bad actions and gets
caught for it, a parent should not be held responsible for
the child because it is the child committing the crime, not
the adult. Some may argue how a child’s sense of right
and wrong derives from the way their parents raised
them – which is true; however, in the case of committing
crimes, a child can still steal a pretty piece of jewelry
from a friend even if they were taught as a child not to
steal. This has nothing to do with the parent, only the
