Friday October 8, several members of the same family were arrested because of house-dealing. The 44 year old mother, the 46 year old father and the 20 year old daughter sold cannabis. They established a business in their house in Dendermonde. Also the minor children between 9 and 15 year old were pushed to sell drugs.
The police discovered the illegal business because there were always a lot of people around the house. After a police raid it turned out that the family sold a minimum of one kilogram marihuana per week for a period of two years now. To adults but also to children.
According to the court it was a real family business, the benefits were used to buy luxury goods. The parents and the adult daughter were arrested, the other children have to appear in Juvenile court.
In my opinion the parents should get a severe punishment. Parents have to be a role model for their children. They should learn them what’s good and what’s wrong. The education is very important to become a good person and to survive in our society. The court has to search other parents for the children while the real parents are locked up in prison. In this way there is a chance that the children will get out of the criminal business, also later when they are grown up.
Tine Depotter
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source:
http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=DMF20101008_101
I agree with Tine when she says that the parents should get a punishment. Children should have the chance to grow up in a save environment. I've read that they children have to appear in Juvenil Court. I hope that they don't get a punishment because they were pushed to deal the drugs, they couldn't refuse because it were there parents and children are very impressionable.
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