greyhound tickets: Recently, I brought two new friends of mine back with me from vacation when I met them. one told me he was 18, the other 17. the 17 yr old had his mother's permission to go with me, and they went with me because they wanted to start over in my state, get a job, and help pay the bills. when we got here, my roomate looked at their identification and found out they were both 16. he then rushed home to find them smoking weed in the house, so he told me to get rid of them. I bought them two greyhound tickets, and sent them on their way.. I then got a nasty phone call from their mother threatening to get me in trouble for "throwing them on the streets". I told her they had bus tickets, but my supposed friends had told her otherwise... later on, they got held up at gunpoint in atlanta georgia, and the mother is placing the blame on me.. is it my fault? can i get in trouble? I did purchase them tickets to get back safely....................|||Run, don't walk, to your copy of the yellow pages, and call a lawyer. Right now. Stop web-surfing, and go. This instant. Transporting a minor across state lines without consent from the minor's legal guardian is a Federal offense. You had minors living in your home and taking illegal drugs. You've got problems, son, and even if you don't get hit with criminal charges, you are wide open for a civil suit. Why are you still reading this? Go get a lawyer!|||Wow, that's one hell of a story. So long as you can prove they're really sixteen and that they stated otherwise and that you did in fact give them the tickets you should be fine. If the mother takes any legal action you've got the fact that she also lied about their ages and she threatened you without a valid argument. Good luck.|||Unfortunately, yes you can. What you thought was the situation legally does not matter. Among other things, you can be charged with contributing to the delinquency of minors. What you did was try to be kind, but it can end up screwing you. It's a crappy world we live in where a simple kind act can cause someone legal troubles, but think twice next time.|||I doubt that you could get in trouble. For what? You did not harm them, and they are not your responsibility. Maybe the mothers could get in trouble for sending them off with a stranger, more like.|||i honestly wouldn't worry about it. 16 isn't babies. i think the mother is afraid she'll be held accountable (as she should be) for letting him go in the first place with strangers.|||Best go down the precinct (or phone) and explain what happened ahead of any possible issues.|||nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo鈥?way|||I dont think so.|||this aint ur fault.... their trouble making teens. they deserved what happened to them. i mean if they would havve been straight up, and didnt be smokin in ur house, then everything would have probably worked out right? they are trying to make more trouble for u since u kicked them out. they wanted to get away from their parents so they could do what ever they wanted. thats why they were smokin in ur house. u did the right thing. i would have done the same thing. tho, not as nice as u probably was... im mean about things like that. but the mother that called, was that the mother that gave u permission to take her kid... if so, then since they are a MINOR, then she is responsible for them. i mean if it isnt that mom, then u kidna are screwed, and u could get kidnappin charges on u.... but other than that, they really cant do anything to u.... good luck with this, and next time, u might want to check to make sure how old they really are.. just so u dont have to deal with this again!!!|||omg that sucks but its not ur fault that they were at gun point. they should have gone home or somewhere safe. and they lied to u of their age. u wont get in trouble.|||Aaa... No, it's fine to carry a couple of minors that you don't know across state lines and then hand them a bus ticket and cut them loose on their own. OF COURSE IT IS AGAINST THE LAW!!! What in the world were you thinking, and more importantly exactly what was your interest in these kids? (Yes, I am insinuating sexually) You think I'm tough on you? This is FBI territory and I am a walk in the park compared to what they are going to ask you!|||That is a tricky question- on one hand they are minors, but if you wanted to play hardball you could turn the situation around and claim neglect for her children. These weren't exactly little kids. If anything, they were run aways, the parents should be responsible for keeping track of them (or at least reporting them as gone). Maybe you could have made a better choice than putting them on a grey hound, but chances are also that they wouldn't have sat there while you called mom to come get them. If they were going to, you should have been arrested already, and worst case scenario you're charged as some sort of accessory. but since this was an isolated incident and the parents probably don't want to have to go to court since their kids are safe, you may be in the clear. I used to pull some stunts when I was a kid- if no one gets hurt, very rarely does anyone actually get in too much trouble. I'd call a lawyer for a consult if you are that worried.|||Yes, you should have verified that they were 18 or older and asked their parents to make sure. If you suspect a person of being in another state and under 18, you are supposed to call the police, not assist them in running or hiding out. That includes sending them unsupervised on a bus, they could have sold the tickets and gone elsewhere or simply have been killed in the holdup.