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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.

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[–] RadioFreeArabia@lemmy.world 60 points 1 week ago (3 children)

They got it backwards. I will hold the road planners, the city government, the driving license issuer, and the driver responsible. It start with poorly designed roads and ends with poor driver training. The parents are the victims here.

[–] jnod4@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's the parents fault for birthing a child into this hellscape into the first place. We've built this inherently violent landscape and your letting your spawns roam free? /s

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[–] showmeyourkizinti@startrek.website 57 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

This some serious bullshit not even the cops can't be that heartless ... Oh wait the parents are black ... in North Carolina ...

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[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 52 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

USA is the premiere shithole country.

edit: It's kind of amazing how many people in here take NBC quoting cops as fact. The cops' tale is obviously bullshit as usual. They're just reciting whatever the old man said. Ofc he thinks the kid just jumped in front of him. The old coot probably had no idea what was even happening: "I was just driving along when this colored boy jumped under my truck...." Cops are like, "Yes, sir, we understand. It happens all the time. Best we can do is lock up the parents." ---> NBC.

edit2: Seriously tho, I feel bad for the driver too. This is a good example of how car dependency is not good for the elderly. Let's get that driver out of a car and onto a train. Ok I gotta get on with my life...

[–] pleasegoaway@lemm.ee 22 points 1 week ago

Ahhhh, that makes sense now: the child was black.

Gotta get those black people in prison and give them records.

[–] Nanook@lemm.ee 51 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Can we start labeling if something is US. Cause this feels very US. Have you guys tried sidewalks?

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 22 points 1 week ago

No they needes to add that one more lane in to fix traffic. Turns out it didnt work but maybe 1 more.

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[–] Vinstaal0@feddit.nl 50 points 1 week ago (6 children)

This is absolute bullshit, just because the US is incapable of making good walkable neighbourhoods doesn't mean the parents are at fault of letting their childeren be normal.

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[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 49 points 1 week ago

City makes walking on foot a death sentence, offloads responsibility on people foolish enough to produce life in a world that wants us to die.

[–] Jollyllama@lemmy.world 47 points 1 week ago (1 children)

NC is a hellscape of stroads and highways. Walking anywhere there is a stressful situation. I'd walk down to the local park and needed to cross 2 lanes of traffic at a crosswalk. The speed limit was 35 yet people flew through doing 50 and this is with medians and a crosswalk. The only way to cross was to begin walking out and hopefully they brake for you.

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[–] lol_idk@lemmy.ml 43 points 1 week ago (4 children)
[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago
[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago

So on this road with no line of sight obstructions at all the driver failed to notice two kids impatiently waiting to cross and failed to slow down a little in case the kid actually jumped in front of the car? That guy is obviously not fit for driving.

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[–] noxypaws@pawb.social 40 points 1 week ago (8 children)

I walked two blocks between home and school every day when I was 7. This is insane.

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[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 39 points 1 week ago

“In such cases, adults must be held accountable for their responsibilities to ensure a safe environment for their children,” police said in a statement.

Okay, I get the rational behind it.

Gastonia police declined to comment to NBC News, but said in a statement that “there is no evidence of speeding or wrongdoing on the part of the driver, therefore no charges have been filed. The driver continues to be cooperative and the incident remains under active investigation by the Gastonia Police Department’s Traffic Division.”

Except when you drive a car, fuck it! You can do whatever you want. As a driver of a vehicle that can kill people, you don't have be responsble for anything.

[–] FistingEnthusiast@lemmynsfw.com 28 points 1 week ago

Only in 'Murica...

[–] ryedaft@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 week ago

Shit, anti-vax parents must be worried now /s

[–] Treetrimmer@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 week ago

The maga agenda in action ❤️

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago (18 children)

Never blame the asshole in the car. Always blame someone else.

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[–] Retrograde@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I bet it's in a Republican shithole city in a Republican shithole state?

I don't even have to check

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[–] calcopiritus@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Was the driver driving a child-killing American truck? If so, both the driver and car company should be charged with voluntary manslaughter.

They knew this was going to happen, yet they still bought and produced the child-killing tank.

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[–] ddash@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 1 week ago

What the fucking fuck...

[–] tazeycrazy@feddit.uk 17 points 1 week ago

Every one needs to travel in a metel box for all journeys. No excuses /s

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot...I was riding my bicycle alone at age 7.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This is north Carolina, mom is white, dad is black...

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[–] andybytes@programming.dev 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Mountains of shame looking for someone to blame in the dum dum land of lowest common denominator. This Yankeeland, this imperialist empire, this empty vessel of lesser things, this pit of despair we lean into the Edward Bernays dreamland of sucking the tit of the rotton corpse of the rugged individualtic mother. Ohhhh the humanity. Ohhhhh the humanity thots and prayerzzzzzzz. Fascist are the useful idiots of empire and capitalism and fascism are like peas and carrots. The liberals are fascist. You call me negative and I think you are stupid. Welcome to the lords and ladies of the clown kingdumb. The leader is a follower ,the follower is a leader that is dead. If their is a hell it is inside your head. Nothing WILL EVER change in Yankeeland. It is like demanding for HBO in Alcatraz. You can not solve generational issues until the boomers in office finally die this won't happen in your lifetime. This evil empire is gonna set the world on fire.

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