My Side of this, the boy was 12 years old and had been so protected all his life that the parents were trying to let loose a bit and intergrate himself into the world he would soon move into.
A sleep over with a friend was a good start, but the parents had no idea there would be 14 other kids there.
What is a parent to do do when their children special needs or not want to have a sleep over with friends. Do We run a criminal check on the parents, check their credit or their DMV record.????
If you have a child that goes to church, do you check the membership for felons, the Pastor for his past record.??
Why were the this boys parents held responsible in any way for the conduct of others toward their son????
Are we now saying that the parents of special needs children should lock them in their rooms for their own for protection. Are parents responsible for the acts committed against their children night and day???
So WTF are these people trying to say here, are children with special needs to be treated different from those that have none.? No Parties or class dances, no sleep overs or allowed to attend any function without a parent present.??? Can the parent be charged if their child is riding a bike untended and a DRUNK hits them?------So a young special needs girl is allowed to go to the corner store and is ganged raped-----are the parents charged with neglect ?????
Sounds like in this case the parents wanted their son to live a normal life, do things other kids his age do, along come MONSTERS,that set him on fire and now all attention is on the parents that allowed their child to do what millions of family's do, this is good defence tactics.
Blame the victim. their parents and their Aunt Nellie. The kid asked for it and his parents are to blame for allowing their child to be placed in a dangerous environment.