July 4 parade shooting suspect slipped past Illinois "red flag" safeguards

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11. I don't think that family can be sued.

Maybe if he was a minor, like that other 15 year old kid.

As a family member you are not under any direct obligation to report another family member to the authorities. It is an ethical and moral issue to be sure, but we are talking about placing your son/brother/nephew into legal jeopardy without really knowing what the future may hold.

It is difficult to judge situations in the past based on what we know happened. When Adolf Hitler was born, no one knew that he would one day plunge the world into war and attempt a genocide.

For me personally, if I saw that one of my children or relatives was going through difficulties, I would do everything in my power to make sure that they were receiving appropriate treatment, and that if there were signs of danger, I was doing what I could to mitigate the damage.

I would not expect that my actions or inactions however (unless they were demonstrably responsible for facilitating danger) would put me in legal jeopardy. Again, people should not be responsible for the actions of others, unless their actions very clearly abetted any criminal activity. If you could imagine, that would be a legal nightmare for anyone accused of being a bad parent/relative.