These things don't happen in a vacuum.
They probably allowed his drunken behavior. They accepted things like pounding on the doors like an animal.
All of which is unacceptable behavior and deadly when you take that show on the road.
He was 22 years old. At what age are parents free from the mistakes of their children?
Charge his parents for what?
Do you wish to rethink your statement? (It doesn’t make more sense the longer you read it)
“Charge his parents.”
Why?
22 years old and no longer lives with his parents.
What do you intend to charge his parents with? Probable cause of setting bad examples?
Yes...because they won't learn enough of a lesson from their son's funeral.
I think the correct answer is "don't charge the homeowner".
Tragic set of circumstances started in motion by the young man's excessive drinking.
You are joking right?
If somebody is hammering on my door, you can bet I’ll be armed when I go to check it out, and after 9:00PM, I’d be expecting the worst.
However, knowing that I had an equalizer, I WOULD attempt to ascertain the situation before taking a life. You can, after all, shout from the other side of the door.
‘Course, in Kalifornia, you’re not allowed to protect yourself, so you’d be without a doubt criminally charged if you did have to defend yourself.
I absolutely subscribe to “better judged by 12...”