It really depends. And honestly, killing someone is not always murder. If someone broke into my house with a weapon, I would shoot them and it would probably kill them. That is self defense, not murder. If I hit a pedestrian with my car and killed them (accidentally, of course) that is manslaughter. So, assuming the legal definition of murder, i.e. a planned, conscious attempt to kill someone, I think that I could not forgive the child, but I would want a fair judgment to be issued, so I might hire a lawyer but would probably just let my child keep the court-appointed one (if the evidence is overwhelming, they're going to get convicted anyways.)
Would you support your child if they undoubtly committed murder?
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It really depends. And honestly, killing someone is not always murder. If someone broke into my house with a weapon, I would shoot them and it would probably kill them. That is self defense, not murder. If I hit a pedestrian with my car and killed them (accidentally, of course) that is manslaughter. So, assuming the legal definition of murder, i.e. a planned, conscious attempt to kill someone, I think that I could not forgive the child, but I would want a fair judgment to be issued, so I might hire a lawyer but would probably just let my child keep the court-appointed one (if the evidence is overwhelming, they're going to get convicted anyways.)