According to the article, they had bought steering wheel locks. That shows they were trying to keep him away from their cars and should've been enough. Plus, he's been in jail four times in the past four months for drugs...why on earth is he out?! Isn't that the justice system's fault?!. Based on what the article says, I feel really bad for the parents. It states they didn't initially know he had drug problems, and now they're probably torn between having their child (even though he's an adult, he'll always be their child). out on the street or at least having him at home where they can possibly help him. I am all for parental responsibility, but this goes way too far.

From the 5th Amendment of the US Constitution: "nor shall any person .. be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.".

Let the perpetrator take the full blunt weight of the law not the parents. Its not his car, give the car back to the innocent parents.

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