Every year, a lot of
car accidents happen in Indonesia. On 8th September, last month a minor
name Dul drove illegally and has caused a car crash accident to happen. That
caused 7 people to die and a few injured. Should Dhani the father of a
13-year-old boy who killed 7 people and injured many others be hold responsible
for his son’s actions? I believe that Dhani should be hold responsible for his
son’s actions, because Dhani is the guardian of Dul. He is Dul’s father.
It has been argued
that Dul is responsible because he was behind the wheel of the car. However, as
a father, Dhani should have checked on his kids, not buying his kids car for
their birthday and he should know his kids are not legal yet to drive a car
especially when it is in the highway or areas that are danger.
Another argument
against this is Dul drove in the highway so he must’ve passed the toll. The
person in the toll way is to blame because he should’ve contact the police. But
as we all know, when we ride a car and we pass the toll way, the person in the
toll way doesn’t really pay attention to the people who are driving because
their job is just to either give a card or give the change back of the money. Also
considering Dul looked like he is not underage, because almost all males have
puberty faster than girls. So, we can’t blame the person in the toll way.
I believe that Dhani
should be held responsible for this accident because he also was aware that Dul
drives sometimes. Dhani should know that Dul is a minor and he should know that
he is also not emotionally stable. As people age, they are more emotionally
balance and are better in the ability of solving emotional problems. To drive
you need emotional stable and high reflexes.
So, as the father of
Dul, Dhani must responsible for his son’s action. He must watch each of his
son’s behavior and actions and yet also remind them so there will be no
accident like this case to happen again. This is also a reminder so parents
should be more aware of their children’s activity and behavior.
