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Time to sing the, If Your Happy
& You Know It song again? lol :)
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 9:50
PM
Subject: RE: [Sndbox] FL. Boy fined on
bike
But
throwing a rock through someones window didn't put your life in danger (except
for maybe by your grandfather). When you are out on the street, riding a bike,
if you don't use common sense you can be killed. I agree maybe for the first
offense try talking it out with the parents, but if that doesn't work, then
fine him. If talking to him doesn't teach him the lesson, maybe having to pay
a fine will. But I do think this teaches kids at an early age that their
parents can't always get them out of a situation they have gotten themselves
into. Would you all be bitching if it was a 19 y/o that was riding his bike
and hit a car?
Sure, but what ever happened to parents
talking out a problem like this? When I was about 10 or so I threw a
rock through a window. That was illegal. Destruction of private
property you know. I suppose they could have called the cops you
know...I was even technically trespassing. You know how it was
handled? My grandfather went to the people's window I broke and made a
deal. He would pay to fix the window and handle my punishment.
You know what? It worked. There is absolutely no reason that
same kind of common sense couldn't have worked in the issue being
discussed.
Charles
Mims
Last I checked, kid or adult not obeying the rules of the road was
illegal too. If they are going to be on their bikes in the road they have to
obey laws just like anyone else regardless of age.
In a message dated 11/5/2003 6:45:52 PM Eastern
Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
What I don't
understand is why no one feels that a kid on a bike has to obey rules of
the road and rights of way the same as anyone else on the road. I
know....I'll just go out in my car and start hitting people.
maybe some people feel that kids are just kids
and they can make mistakes. the kid wasnt out in the road trying to
run people off the street, he was playing with friends. Last time i
checked that wasnt a major crime however hitting
pedestrians is :))
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