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.

  • Armok_the_bunny@lemmy.world
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    4 个月前

    On top of what everyone else has said, my stance in general is that anyone who harms another with their car should have their license revoked for at least 5 years if they were at all at fault, which this man certainly was being the driver hitting a pedestrian. On top of that, he’s at the age where he should probably stop driving anyway. While I don’t exactly believe this warrants jail time, especially if the driver has been as cooperative as they are saying, I do think he needs to be charged with something just to get him off the road for the foreseeable future. Outside of that though I do agree with you.

    • technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      4 个月前

      if they were at all at fault

      The driver is always at fault. They’re choosing to use a deadly machine in public. It’s their responsibility not to kill people.

      • Armok_the_bunny@lemmy.world
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        4 个月前

        That clause was intended specifically for vehicle on vehicle incidents, I agree that if a vehicle hits a pedestrian they are always at fault.