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Entertainment & Sports

Jan. 8, 2000

Law & Order: Dad Teaches Teen to Kill

When one kid brutally murders another kid, someone must be criminally responsible. But when the evidence against the suspected child perpetrator is paper thin, how is accountability possible?

By Stephen A. Mansfield
        When one kid brutally murders another kid, someone must be criminally responsible. But when the evidence against the suspected child perpetrator is paper thin, how is accountability possible? District Attorney Adam Schiff has the answer. In an uncharacteristic move, Schiff decides to prosecute the murderous child's father for the killing. The theory is tha...

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