The grieving parents of a 7-year-old child who died hours after being hit by a car were charged with involuntary manslaughter after allowing him and his brother, 10, to walk home unaccompanied by an adult from a nearby grocery store.

  • OfCourseNot@fedia.io
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    3 days ago

    The kid jumped onto traffic in front of the car? No crosswalk, traffic light or anything. They were walking alone with the permission of their parents. The parents should be liable for the trauma caused to the driver.

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      3 days ago

      The lack of a crosswalk is the municipality’s fault. Someone even posted a Google maps view of the area - it’s just completely lacking them.

      The lack of attention to crossers is the driver’s fault. Any driving class tells you to be cautious around pedestrians, especially children. Even just braking in time might have changed this from death to mild injuries.

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        3 days ago

        Nahh bro… We should just lock up the parents, that’s will make everything right.

        Law and order 🤡

        Hard to imagine this is not driven by a racists DA tbh