Defending the kid regardless of proof is counterproductive. The attitude of the parent is a major factor when the juvenile is arrested. The How dare you accuse my child of anything attitude is the worse thing a parent can have. The parent is either part of the solution or part of the problem. The kid will assume the parent s attitude.
Parents blame the police for arresting their kid.
Oh, we should have arrested someone else s kid. They don t stop and think that their kid was involved in an illegal act. The parents fall into the same justification crap as their kid. Because he was breaking the law Mrs. Jones, that s why. Don t blame the police for the arrest.