[Chainmail]

The dad did what he was supposed to do: when your child screws up/breaks the law, it is an important life lesson to pay the price for that screw up.

If that kid stops doing these things because of this, dad has done his job.

[Bob434]

Vandersloot’s father in contrast, told him “no body, no crime”- father was as despicable as the kid in that case.