18 is the age of majority in Florida; the son was 17.
While I believe that the son is held criminally responsible for his (own) illegal behaviour (due to juvi laws, age of criminal responsibility, etc) the parents are legally responsible for all other matters
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Its like someone under the age of majority can't make a contract (in the UK, at least); therefore the parents might not have been there but are responsible for their child's behaviour. This is probably why the child isn't being sued.
I hope this makes sense, I have a head cold & everything is fuzzy....
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