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ms liberty

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16. Maybe you shouldn't jump to conclusions before you post. And reading the whole post is always a good idea, too

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Reply #15)

Thu Jun 5, 2025, 09:28 AM

Jun 5

I grew up in Tampa Florida, and I am now 65 years old. I grew up walking and biking everywhere I went, without much supervision given or needed. But this is not the 60's or the 70's, or 80's for that matter. West Hudson Blvd, where this happened, is a four lane highway divided by a grassy, tree (crepe myrtles IIRC) lined median strip. A very busy road, that in rush hour and lunch time gets pretty congested. And you think it's okay to let a 10 year old supervise a 7 year old in that? Not me, not in today's world where drivers are so damn distracted all the time. And then, exactly what one should anticipate to happen when small children are involved did actually happen - the small child darted away from the brother, out into traffic and got hit by a car. The 10 year old apparently did not even know to cross in the crosswalk!

Finally, if you had read my entire post you would see that I literally said that they should not be charged.

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Parents are charged after their son, 7, is struck dead in a car accident [View all] Jilly_in_VA Jun 4 OP

I don't agree with the charges. My son walked two blocks to and from elementary school by himself starting in 1976. sinkingfeeling Jun 4 #1

We need a list of the law schools that graduated all these jerk DAs dickthegrouch Jun 4 #2

Is this an example J-9 Jun 4 #3

10-yr-old and a 7-yr-old walking home alone together; this was considered normal when I was growing up in the 1980's Justice Brandeis Jun 4 #4

It was normal back in the 60's and 70's, too... slightlv Jun 4 #14

Just looking for someone to blame The Madcap Jun 4 #5

Seriously? I walked to kindergarten alone when I was 5. Ocelot II Jun 4 #6

Bullshit. Basso8vb Jun 4 #7

The criminals here... Mike Nelson Jun 4 #8

Oh good grief! piddyprints Jun 4 #9

If the kid had been killed by a loaded gun that was lying around the house..... 70sEraVet Jun 4 #10

So the parents go to jail; what happens to the little boy who tried to save his brother? Ocelot II Jun 4 #12

Biracial couple white mother black father kimbutgar Jun 4 #11

Gastonia is not a small rural town. It is a city right outside Charlotte on Interstate 85 and state hwy 321 ms liberty Jun 4 #13

Oh please Jilly_in_VA Jun 5 #15

Maybe you shouldn't jump to conclusions before you post. And reading the whole post is always a good idea, too ms liberty Jun 5 #16

I did read your whole post Jilly_in_VA Jun 5 #17

Why the fuck isn't the driver facing any charges? intheflow Jun 5 #18

The kid is mixed race Jilly_in_VA Jun 5 #19

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