----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 6:51
AM
Subject: RE: [Sndbox] FL. Boy fined on
bike
Well I guess I can just understand that
things are accidental. People used to understand that. Now someone
has to be "at fault". Well sometimes things are just an accident and
blame isn't the issue. My thought is the driver of the car should have
been tickled pink he didn't kill the kid, because if he had accidental or not
he would have lived with that memory the rest of his life.
Charles
Mims
Now wait a minute, you would say
that if the kid were 19? Just because it was accidental? What percentage of
accidents are on purpose? lol I dare say not many, should they not give
tickets then to all of those accidents because they weren't on purpose? I for
one, don't see it happening.
I know some of what you were
saying, but that first part...I don't see. Someone might accidentally hit my
car, but bubba they better get a ticket or I'm not going to be a happy camper.
lol
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 9:59
PM
Subject: RE: [Sndbox] FL. Boy fined on
bike
Depends Angela. If the kid (or the
19 y/o) was jumping the hill and it was accidental then yes I'd be saying
the same thing. It's not like this kid got it in his head, hey I'm
going to go see if I can score a car this afternoon. There are things
that are just accidents. This, IMHO, was one of those things. It
was an accident. Accidents happen. Could he have gotten
hurt? Yes, sure. We could have gotten hurt at camp when we set
people's underwear on fire with a torch made from a match and a can of off
too.
We've gotten to the point where we want
to legislate every aspect of life. Wear a helmet on your bike kid,
don't jump a sand hill kid, no swimming in the pond by the quarry kid it
might be dangerous. Sometimes life is a little dangerous. And
sometimes accidents happen.
It's a good thing I'm not a kid today,
because there is no way in the world I'd wear a helmet to ride a freaking
bicycle. And I'd probably jump a few sand hills. God knows I
jumped over my share of picnic tables on one. I've even hit a car or
two on accident. No one made a federal crime out of it. If
punishment was deserved my family took care of it. There was no need
to bring the cops into it.
That's partly what is wrong with society
these days. Everyone wants to either call the cops or sue over things
that really are unimportant.
Charles
Mims
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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