You're right that abdication of responsibility by parents is the root cause of all of this. There's no criminal punishment for destroying your child's life as l

You're right that abdication of responsibility by parents is the root cause of all of this. There's no criminal punishment for destroying your child's life as long as you don't use outright violence. But if parents took responsibility, the first thing that'd go is 80%+ of college enrollments and all one-size-fits-all schooling beyond elementary school.