Responsible or Not?

Who is Responsible?

“Should Dhani the father of a 13 year old boy who killed 7 people and injured many others be held responsible for his son’s actions?”

 

            Everywhere there will be the risk of getting a car accident and it will be increase if the driver is underage. Underage driving is lethal, not only that driver has any license and permit from the government but also the responsibility of an adult. One of the examples of this case is a 13 year old boy name Dul, speeding in the toll road that leads to an accident. Dul should have been monitored by a qualified adult to mentor his driving studies. With that, I believe that his father, Dhani, is responsible for the accident because he is responsible for his son.

           It is commonly thought that Dul should be solely responsible for the accident since he was the one who drives however it is stated that Dhani was the one who gave the car. The legal driving age in Indonesia is 13, which means Dul is 5 years short to be a licensed driver. Dhani on the other hand gave a car to Dul, knowing that he is underage. Giving a car can be considered by his son that he is allowed to drive. The action that Dhani did reflected on how irresponsible of him to his son.

            Some people say that Dhani is not responsible because he is not aware of his son driving at that day because he should have gone to the wedding however from further interrogation, it is said that Dhani and his girlfriend was aware that Dul drive. Even though Dhani was not aware that day, he is aware that Dul drive. If he is a responsible father, when he knew that his underage son drive, he will surely scolded him and banned him to drive again but unfortunately he did not.

             Underage driving can be prevented if the parents of the child educated them well. It is stated that underage driving increased 120% from 2011. Putting your child alone on the road without basic knowledge does not make you a smart parent but a reckless one. By giving your permission to let your child drive means that you are responsible of their actions. 

              From here I concluded that Dhani, as the father of Dul should also be responsible of the accident since, he is the one who give the permission for Dul to drive.