Should I turn the neighbors kid in for smoking pot?

Question

I caught him last night. Should I say something to his parents? This kid is 14 years old. I know I would want someone to let me know. What do you think?

Answer 1

well that depends are you friends with him cause if your not then i would tell them so!!!!!!

Answer 2

I would want someone to tell me if my kid was smoking pot.  Tell the parents.  Good luck.

Answer 3

h**l no!! There is nothing wrong with marijuana. The drug is natural. Now, if it was Methamphetamine or cocaine... then maybe. In my opinion, Marijuana is not a big deal, smoking cigarettes is more dangerous.

Answer 4

I think you should tell the kid to tell them or you will. That way you wont be the bad guy. (:

Answer 5

Absolutely!  If our kid was anywhere near drugs at that age (at any age) we would want to know.  Pot is where it starts.  My brother sm oked pot from about 17 and then went on to stuff like speed.  He was dead by 18 - suicide after a bad reaction to drugs.

Help to stop it now.

Answer 6

I think it depends on how well you know the parents. If you dont know them that well I would stay out of it. Chances are they know what they're kid is doing and they might get offended over some nosy neighbor not minding their own business.

If you are fairly close to them, then I would say something. Friends appreciate the things friends do for them, but strangers are strangers for a reason.  

Answer 7

hard decision, but maybe instead of being so blunt with the parents that you saw their kid, let them know that you smelled marijuana coming from around their house (i'm assuming you smelled something to identify it as marijuana, because some of my neighbors smoke rolled tobacco).

Sometimes kids experiment, but if the child could be put into an increased danger by having the parents know, then I wouldn't do it. For example, my friend was raised by severely abusive parents, and even though my mom knew when she did something wrong, we never notified the parents.

Answer 8

ummm well... when i was 14 years old.. i was smoking pot... actaully i had been doing it everyday since i was about 12.... if you would have told my parents they wouldnt have really cared... i dont think you should tell i mean i know 14 sounds young... but its not going to change the way he is.. it will only make him hate you and cause a tense relationship between you and him...just mind your own business.

Answer 9

the parents aren't going to be able to stop it. as a teenager we do whatever we can to get back at our parents. if they say stop we do it even more or move onto something worse. i'd leave it alone they're not your kids to worry about. you say you'd want someone to tell you but you should be a good enough parent to notice the change for yourself. if parents would pay more attention to their kids we wouldn't be ale to get away with smoking.  

Answer 10

No.  

Answer 11

i would want someone to tell me if my child was killing himself with drugs

Answer 12

I can say that I have done that.  The kids parents were out of town so we called the cops because they were doing it in the car in the driveway(maybe so it didnt smell in the house).  Either way I see it as it is illegal and not something I would want my kids doing.  Just be prepared that the parents may not think your telling the truth because the kid will probably say no i wasn't or it was a cigarette and since you have no proof.....  also if they dont agree with you then you may have a problem since you still have to live next door to them. ask yourself if its worth it.  It was to me

Answer 13

Like you said, you'd want the parents to tell you if they had caught your child doing it.  Don't you think they deserve the same courtesy?  Definitely tell them.  In fact, I would approach the child and let him/her know that you have every intention of informing his/her parents.  Either the child could go in with you and confess on their own, or you can continue to the front door alone and tell them yourself.

Answer 14

Talk to the boy first, he might have some things going on that no one knows about, and could be compelled to try to forget about it thru doing drugs. If that doesn't seem to work, well, I would just tell the parents anyway, but don't make a huge deal about it. Talk to them about it calmly, and in confidence.

Answer 15

definatley. no matter what anyone says, marijuana is a gateway drug. if he is only 14 and pot doesen't seem like a big deal now, what will ecstacy look like at 16? even worse drugs at 18? get it nipped in the bud before it gets worse.

Answer 16

Not your child not your business.  

Answer 17

No. If the kid is doing it so often that it impair his peformance, they will find out soon enough. If he kid is just experimenting, they're apt to become hysterical. The chance that this will actually have a beneficial effect on the kid's behavior is low.

Answer 18

Leave it be. Hes not your kid. If you are really that concerned about it then write a letter to the parents but sign it from a concerned neighbor. Don't let them know it was you so there are no problems started.