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Parents May Have To Pay Damages
Family
sues teens who tried to burn cross on their lawn.
Four boys who attempted to burn a cross on the lawn of a
racially mixed family's home two years ago are being sued in federal
court.
The four boys pleaded guilty in 2004 to malicious harassment in Spokane
County Juvenile Court. The four teenagers made a four-foot-tall cross
and carried it to the Elk-area home of two black Riverside High School
classmates, whose father is a Native Indian.
After soaking the cross with
motor oil, they tried to ignite it, but failed, according to sheriff's
reports.
The defendants claimed the crime was a prank, motivated by boredom and
lacking malicious intent. But victim Dave Anderson contended he and his
adopted sons, 15-year-old twins Adam and Aaron Anderson, were devastated
by the act.
The boys were each sentenced to 30 days of detention, 150 hours of community
service and nine months of supervision. They were also ordered to write
an essay on racial violence after performing 24 hours of research.
In the lawsuit, Anderson and his sons seek unspecified damages and attorney
fees in the lawsuit, which alleges violations of their federal and state
rights to enjoy their property without intimidation.
The lawsuit, filed with assistance from the Centre for Justice in Spokane,
said state law also allows parents to be held liable for up to $5,000
in damages caused by their children.
Should parents be forced to pay for
their children's racist act?
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