S/O to your parents posting bail...

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Would you post bail if one of your kids got arrested?


ME:  I would like to say no I would make them stay overnight in jail and learn their lesson but I know I would be weak and I would totally bail them out.  But I would make them pay me back and they would be in some serious shit with me. 

[speckledfrog]

I think it depends on what they did and what kind of kid they were in general.

[Jalapeñomel]

I highly doubt it, but it would probably depend on what the circumstances were.

[cuddlyevil]

It would depend on the offense. I probably would let them sit overnight, just to make sure the point got across. But it would be discussed well in advance so they would all know what the consequences of their actions are.

[Captain Serious]

Yes.

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Feb 6, 2013 14:23:02 GMT -5 speckledfrog said:

I think it depends on what they did and what kind of kid they were in general.

Me too.

[soozy87]

Depends on the crime. If they were dumb enough to go to jail, probably not.

[Gato]

If they got arrested protesting some injustice, sure I'd post bail.

If they got arrested doing something stupid on spring break, probably not.

[sonrisa]

I agree with speckled, but lean towards yes (especially for a first offense or where I had genuine doubt about their culpability. A kid with a history of domestic violence in there for attacking a family member? No.)

[SKP82]

I probably would.

[Deleted]

Yes, I would. And then they would wish they were still sitting in a peaceful jail cell because I wouldn't stop screaming and squawking.

[ElizabethBennet]

Feb 6, 2013 14:23:02 GMT -5 speckledfrog said:

I think it depends on what they did and what kind of kid they were in general.

This is my answer.

[Deleted]

I would...and they would wish I didn't.

[luckyval]

Feb 6, 2013 14:57:53 GMT -5 twostep said:

I would...and they would wish I didn't.

LOL, I was just thinking that my kids would probably be safer in jail

It depends on the circumstances as to how long I waited to do it, but I would bail them out.

[Jermys]

We each got one get out of jail free card. Mine was used when I got arrested on the local military base on Thanksgiving for having an open container in my car (my friend forgot a bottle of schnapps in my glove compartment) and minor in possession of alcohol.

I actually got a second one when I was arrested for curfew violation, because it was such bullshit, my mother came to the station to raise hell. I would have been happier spending the night in jail. Gah.

All that to say, yes I would.  Once.  And they would wish I had left them to rot.

[Kristinmo]

Depends on their age and what they did.

If they were still a minor, yes and then ground their ass for months.

Once they are adults and living on their own, maybe not.

[pittsmcgee]

Yes, I would have to agree with those that are saying it depends on what they were arrested for.

[hopecounts]

Depends on the specifics but in general no they'd have to spend the night in jail.
If they were arrested for doing something that was morally right even if technically wrong or something like that then probably.

[dragonfly08]

It would really depend on 1) what they'd done, 2) whether or not this was out of character, and 3) would keeping them in jail overnight have any benefit?

But if she had any culpability at all...you can believe that me bailing my kid out would not necessarily be much better than her staying in jail overnight. In fact, when DH and I got done with her, she might wish I'd left her there.

[livinitup]

Yes, I would excersise all legal recourse no matter how stupid or volital the crime. I would make sure they had access to all legal representation I could afford. And they would know that they were completely responsibile for their actions, and defending themselves legally was not the same as not being wrong, stupid or at fault.

[anasara]

It depends on the reason.