What do you think?

I could see helping someone out for food and household items if they were in really stuff times. That's just being human and wanting to help people survive. However, to help someone out because their kid is in trouble with the law is just crazy to me. I can't believe that the parents had the nerve to send out a mass email to everyone. Makes me wonder if they are the type of parents that always cry "not my baby, she/he didn't do anything wrong". Give me a break. So no, I wouldn't help them out in that situation. You do the crime you pay the fine.

No I would not have given them the money. I'm not going to help anyone break the law. I understand about helping other people though. My ex-wife and her husband came to me and asked that I let my youngest son stay with me as they lost their home. I said ok. Next came the dog, which I was not to fond of as I have no pets and according to my lease, cannot have pets. My only request in this was I did not want her husband at my house or know where it is because they are having so many problems, I did not want them at my house. What does she do? Bring her husband to my house. I am now upset. I will continue to help my son, but not two grown adults who make more money than I and cannot manage their money. I feel like I am being used. So no....I would NOT have given the money for bail.

No, I probably wouldn't have given them anything, and I think you did the right thing. You don't mention what the girl did that she has a warrant, but if there's a warrant involved, it's probably nothing small and something that she needs to learn a lesson on. Too often parents bail their kids out of everything, and they don't learn the lesson to stand on their own. Depending on what she did, a night in jail might teach her something about her actions having consequences. It's one thing to lend a cup of sugar, or hand out something food, or emergency gas, emergency baby-sitting, you know...that kind of thing. In my humble opinion, I think it's kind of nervy to send out a multiple text like that. I realize the mom might be at wit's end (and probably embarrassed), but a personal phone call would have explained more, and somebody maybe might have helped her some. If there's a threat of jail involved, then maybe the girl might realize the seriousness of whatever she did and toe the line afterwards.

I am pretty sure I would say the same as all the others. I have helped people with necessities and would continue to. On the other hand, just because their is a warrant does not mean the girl is guilty. I get the impression though that she tends to get in trouble and has not learned to be responsible.

stacysmomstl hi there are places they can go to get the 200 dollars so why bother other people with that. I cannot think of the name but they adverise all over the place and they will talk to the parents and lend them the money, but of course it must be paid back. no I wo uld not loan 200 dollars to a person who m ust have broke the law as she caused her own grief. I would suggest a bail bondsman and let them take care of their own errant daughter at 21 she should know better than to get in trouble and get a warrant like that. she wo uld get no sympathy from me at all.as the old tv series where the guy is always saying if you cannot do the time, then do not do the vrimel; that goes for me too.

On the first place, i would ask first what happened that the 21 year old got a warrant. If i come to know that it's because of her wrongdoing, then i wouldn't loan them even a part of the $200. I think, sometimes we have to draw the line in helping. In this case, it is just but right that the 21 year old face the charge and learn a lesson from it.

I honestly am the kind of person that will help another person whenever and where ever I can. However, I also think that there has got to be a place where you draw the line. I don't know what the warrant is about, but if her parents won't put up the money themselves, then I really don't think that I would be able to do it either. I would bail my own children out of jail if it would ever come to that, but I really don't think that I could bail someone else's child out of jail.