Are happy I didn't raise a snitch.

I think it depends on why my child is in jail and if this behavior is a characteristic of them.

Take advantage of the fact they are out of the house.

I told my daughter, "If you ever get in trouble, I'll bail you out of jail once - we all make mistakes. The next time, you stay." I haven't had to live up to that promise yet.

She's only 8 though.

Well, we let him stay for 2 days, then got him out. Veryvery bad things can happen in jail tho.

Depends on why he/she is there.

Agreed, why and which kid are really important factors. The 5 year old gets bail and a lawyer immediately - no five year old should be in jail. The 11 year old gets bail and sent to his room for enternity. At 17 or 18 it would depend on what happened both then and in the past.

Based on what I read in the papers, most parents will lawyer up; not just to keep Jr. out of the clink, but also to sue the pants off of anyone they think they can use as a scapegoat for their own failure as a parent.

FRAMED!! FRAMED I SAY!!! My kids would NEVER do ANYTHING wrong!!

Quite simply: bail and lock 'em in the room till we get to the bottom of things. Jail is NOT a safe place for anyone and there's always the possibility of innocence...nah, who am I kidding, a kid of mine would be guilty but be doing it for a good reason.

Beam with pride because I always knew she'd be just like her MOM! And leave her there, to get out on her own, or spend the night.

Take advantage of the almost unheard of opportunity to have sex with my wife without the danger of a knock at the bedroom door.

(And then, maybe, bail him out if I honestly think he's innocent. Maybe. Depending on how good the sex was.)

It's far more likely they would be bailing me out. Hope they still like me.

depends on the crime.
probably let them rot for a couple of days for minor stuff. a longer stay for major stuff, then lawyer up and when i get them home add some discipline that they must be missing...

Why does it have to be a "him"?

Find out what he is in jail for, get him help - real help - whatever it takes to turn him around now - before the behavior/problem is so entrenched it ruins his life.

lumpsrgood wrote:I told my daughter, "If you ever get in trouble, I'll bail you out of jail once - we all make mistakes. The next time, you stay." I haven't had to live up to that promise yet.

She's only 8 though.

Same here. My boys are 10 & 12; no sign of trouble yet. Except for the rocks-for-brains part.

(d) - Thank my lucky stars that he looks so much like me, and that the electronics store manager never did get a good look at me as I ran.

Oh, and I guess I ought to plan to give my son a really great gift on his next birthday. Or upon release - whichever comes first. I wonder if he'd like a few of these Zelda disks...

It depends on what my kid is in jail for.

compunaut wrote:Same here. My boys are 10 & 12; no sign of trouble yet. Except for the rocks-for-brains part.

Hey, I survived the "rocks for brains" stage with three boys. Two are off the payroll and contributing to society, third has one more year in college a great prospects. You'd never have guessed it at 12. A friend called it brain-on-the-sidewalk syndrome. At 12, their brains just keep falling out!

Go to the station to get details from the police then talk to my child. Depending what I learned,I could bail her,get a lawyer etc but would need more information first.