It used to be that a parent could discipline their child and just expect the silent treatment or an attitude from them. The child would get over it and basically understand that they were wrong. Now, you can't be that sure of the kind of reaction you will get. Assigning chores, grounding, and even setting a curfew can all have fatal consequences. There have been numerous cases where children have retaliated against their parents just for them being a parent and trying to set the proper guidelines.
There is a case in Texas where a 12 year old girl and a 13 year old boy are being charged with capital murder in the deaths of Darlene and Alan Nevil. At first, they were being charged with murder and aggravated assault until Alan died on Thursday. Capital murder is a higher charge than murder and increases the number of years a juvenile can be locked up before getting a parole hearing. They won't be eligible until after serving a minimum of 10 years in prison.
Alan and Darlene Nevil were the parents of the 12 year old girl involved in the shooting. The daughter came home for lunch with her boyfriend. They shot her mom in the head and killed her instantly on August 17. Her step-dad was found bleeding on the neighbors front yard. He told the cops who shot him and they immediately apprehended the youths. Alan died September 9th from wounds he suffered in the attack.
There is really nothing out of the ordinary apparent in this case. The mom and daughter did have a rocky relationship but nothing that deserved death. The daughter had threatened to run away before because she said her mom was too strict. She claimed to be totally in love with her 13 year old boyfriend. She even stated that he was the best boyfriend that she has ever had. She is 12 years old; how many boyfriends have she had?
It is scary that this is becoming common to kill your parents because of some disagreement. How did things get out of hand like that? There have been several cases where the parents didn't like the boyfriend and got murdered for forbidding their daughter to see him. These children are old enough to know right from wrong so what gives? They are also old enough to know that when you are dead, you are dead. Parents have to watch how they discipline their kids now because they never know when they will wake up just as they are getting killed.
