NJ parents outraged over new law that could put them in prison for their kids bad behavior: Snake eating its tail

The kids aren’t alright — and their parents won’t be, either!Moms and dads in a New Jersey suburb can be tossed in prison and fined for their badly behaving children — under a bonkers new ordinance that some say strips parents of their rights and potentially sets a “dangerous precedent.”The new law in Gloucester Township, passed in late July, is called “Minors and Parent Responsibility” and stipulates that parents will be held “accountable for public disturbances caused by” their child, and could go to jail for three months if their kids are found guilty of multiple offenses.“Parents are feeling pretty outraged,” Alex Bougher, chair of the Bergen County chapter of parents’ rights group Moms for Liberty, told The Post Tuesday.“They’re getting attacked from every angle here.”The ordinance is the result of a massive brawl that broke out last year among a throng of 500 minors at the Gloucester Township Day and Drone Show, according to NJ.com.

Eleven people — including nine teens — were arrested.Three officers were also injured.The juvenile offenses that fall under the new law are sweeping — there are 28 in total — with “being a disorderly person,” “immorality,” “destruction of playground equipment” and “loitering” joining the likes of assault, mugging, drunkenness and drug dealing.“If a child is repeatedly found guilty in juvenile court, their caretaker could face up to 90 days in prison and/or a fine of up to $2,000,” Gloucester Township Police said in a recent release clarifying the law.Police Chief David Harkins told NJ.com that the law consisted of “general legal language” and that parents would receive a warning first for the kids’ bad behavior.“Our ordinance was actually sampled from other towns,” Harkins said, referring to the Jersey Shore’s Wildwood, which has also seen a spate of crazy teen behavior.

“We’re not necessarily the first, but we’re probably the first bigger town to adopt...