wow I cant believe they let this kid get away with

[Guest Megalicious]

How to get away with MURDER I cant believe they didnt even give him a ticket!!! NOTHING!!!

[The_Dark]

That is some fucked up shit right there.

[Head Wreck]

i have no tollerance for neglegance behind the wheel

[Ginevra]

Should have been involuntary manslaughter at a minimum.

[Guest Megalicious]

Should have been involuntary manslaughter at a minimum.

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exactly at the mimimum ... I just think its so sad that poor little boy, that 19 year old kid better thank god that it wasnt my kid. Otherwise he would be dead, and Id be in jail.

[Marblez]

I think that the one's watching him should be charged with negligence. Not that the kid isn't at fault at all, but the street is for cars - not 2 1/2 year old boys.

[Homicidalheathen]

You know what? I have had it with this cell phone shit. I pull over myself now or just let it ring.

People you don't remember but we used to have to go find a pay phone, at least stop and pull over.

[pharoh]

I think a public execution is in order, but hey thats just me

[Hellion]

:devil :devil

I think a public execution is in order, but hey thats just me

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:devil I agree,assoles are not people they deserve no rights!!!!!!

[AstralCrux]

I wouldn't go so far as execution, but both parties should be punished.

[ZhukovCodeslinger]

I think they should execute all of Kentucky. That would prevent this from ever happening again. They should also execute the cell phone company for designing a dangerous device like that which could be used while driving... and they should also execute all Ford employees for designing a car that would allow you to use a cell phone and mow down children.

I think a few things are being missed here:

1. Shit happens... so deal with it.

2. If it is not your problem and does not effect you in any way, then wy do you feel the need to worry about it.

3. If you do have that much free time to worry about it, you should reevaluate your life... just a tad.

[Vater Araignee]

Hmmm Hick Cops.

The same type of cop that would beat me down because of my pink hair (it faded from purple) eye liner and black vinyl, then drag me in to print me and check for warrants pretending it took a week to complete.

I guess that just proves the universe has "Equivalent Exchange" to steal a phrase.

[pharoh]

I think they should execute all of Kentucky.  That would prevent this from ever happening again.  They should also execute the cell phone company for designing a dangerous device like that which could be used while driving... and they should also execute all Ford employees for designing a car that would allow you to use a cell phone and mow down children.

I think a few things are being missed here:

1.  Shit happens... so deal with it.

2.  If it is not your problem and does not effect you in any way, then wy do you feel the need to worry about it.

3.  If you do have that much free time to worry about it, you should reevaluate your life... just a tad.

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The whole Execution thing was a joke, sorry you didn't get it. But i wanna clear a couple things up here cause I am really erked over this response.

1. When someone loses a life over someone elses stupidity that isn't "Shit Happens" thats a fucking tragedy.

2. The fact that I shouldn't worry about it cause it doesn't affect me is bullshit....cause it's stupid rulings like this that become examples in the future and will come to bite society in the ass. Bottom line it was the justice systems responsibilty to make an example out of this creep and they dropped the ball.

3. If I have re-evaluate my life for caring about a fellow human and also caring for justice to be done is what you think myself or anyone else here needs to do I will do it right now..............................................yup still feel the same. If we all came across with a I don't give a fuck about anyone but myself attitude.....Would you really want to live in that kind of society? Think about it.

[Scary Guy]

It's life, life isn't fair AT ALL, EVER. If it ever does seem fair it is just setting you up for an even larger let down and then it will kick you while you're down. I was little, I fell off the curb once, onto 11 mile. I'll tell you what though I got the hell off it before a car came. The child's death is what natural selection is (well natural in this day and age). It's just too bad the kid didn't wrap himself around a tree or drive over a bridge in the process.

First of all he was text messaging with the phone, HOLY SHIT JUST FUCKING CALL THEM! Second he should have used an eat peice or one of those car adapting kits so it would be hands free and he could drive. Third he or ANYONE who uses a cellphone while driving and can't concentrate SHOULDN'T and most people are too stupid to know better. Finally the kid didn't get off scott free, he has to live with the guilt of killing a baby. If he has absolutely no remorse then he should be killed for being a shitty human being. Although accidents happen and he was being an idiot which caused the accident, I agree some punishment is in order.

Finally I talk on the cell and drive over the limit all the time, but I slow down when people might be around walking or just being annoying road obsticles. This is Detroit, you stay the hell off the street or they're going to scrape you up with a... a scraping device... of some kind... I guess.

[FarrIL]

i have no tollerance for neglegance behind the wheel

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You and me both.

It's kids like that that make young drivers like me look bad. I say "kids" because that idiot should have known better than to be text messaging while in motion behind the goddamned wheel. THIS is why I sometimes hate having my phone with me when I'm out and driving in my car, but I keep it with me for emergencies.

Yes, emergencies. When I slid off the side of the road and got stuck in someone's yard, I called on my cellphone and told my mom I wasnt going to class. I got back on the road and slid home.

I hear my phone go off while I'm driving, I just let the damn thing ring because I feel it is my right to be rude and not answer, especially if I see it's someone who's going to ramble about their personal life when I dont need to be hearing about it, especially on the road. that's something you can tell me over the internet.

If you need to contact me, leave me a fucking voicemail and I'll get back to you as soon as I'm not moving on this paved thing we call a road.

I rarely talk on my cellphone when I'm driving, and when I do, I'm on a back road because it's less likely to have issues such as the problem above.

And this kid gets off without even a suspended liscense? What the hell is up with that crock of shit? Sorry, but that isnt even fair for the parents of that poor child that got turned into road-burger because an ignorant teenager thought it would be cool to click away on his phone's buttons instead of watching the road.

He killed someone. He killed a CHILD, for pity's sake. He doesnt have my sympathy because it was his own god damn fault.

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[FarrIL]

AARGH!! damn double-post!!

Edit to this edit:

I'm so annoyed by this article that I'm posting it on another forum, see how the other folks react to it.

If anyone's interested, I'll post the link to their reactions when they're received.

[pharoh]

It's life, life isn't fair AT ALL, EVER.  If it ever does seem fair it is just setting you up for an even larger let down and then it will kick you while you're down.  I was little, I fell off the curb once, onto 11 mile.  I'll tell you what though I got the hell off it before a car came.  The child's death is what natural selection is (well natural in this day and age).  It's just too bad the kid didn't wrap himself around a tree or drive over a bridge in the process.

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Man......Still missing the point......It's not about whats fair. It's about right vs wrong. And if you had a child who wa murdered by this idiot I bet you wouldn't think that this was "Natural Selection." Natural selection is the weeding of the weak, old, and feeble. Not to mention that Natural selection is for the wild kingdom, and there is nothing natural about a kid getting ran down by an idiot text messaging while driving. People need to wake up.

[Scary Guy]

Man......Still missing the point......It's not about whats fair.  It's about right vs wrong.  And if you had a child who wa murdered by this idiot I bet you wouldn't think that this was "Natural Selection."  Natural selection is the weeding of the weak, old, and feeble.  Not to mention that Natural selection is for the wild kingdom, and there is nothing natural about a kid getting ran down by an idiot text messaging while driving.  People need to wake up.

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Actually I think you missed the point here. First you have to define what is right and what is wrong, it's all perspective. Fair is the usual balance between the two.

Secondly in "THIS DAY AND AGE" it is as close to natural selection as one gets (without the child actually being eaten by a rabid dog or something, I guess that would be closer). Also a baby is not a weak being? I could have sworn it was. Also if it wasn't lagging behind it would be alive.

[pharoh]

Ok I will define this for you.......punk kid mowing down a helpless child is Wrong, I thought I didn't have to specify on this one......but maybee I give to much credit.

And secondly there is no natural selection at this point because a car is not part of nature. You do not see polar bears with snowboards taking out seals. Or foxes usings traps for rabbits....maybee bad examples but I think you should get the point.

[FarrIL]

I have to agree with Pharoh on this one.

Hitting a kid with a car isnt natural selection.

A kid dying from SIDS is natural selection.

Cellphones arent natural.

Cars arent natural.

The right and wrong of this situation is blatantly stated. Dont rant and say how "life isnt fair" because usre, it isnt fair for a couple to lose their child due to the reckless and irresponsible behavior of a teenager who doesnt know when to put his phone down. It isnt fair for the parents of that child and most certainly isnt fair to the child, although he wouldnt know that now, considering he's dead.

That child didnt even live long enough to start school!!

Sure, it isnt fair, but over-looking that, that's fucking sad.

Vile.

Disgusting.

That 19 year old boy needs to rot in a jail cell, regardless of whether or not it's considered involuntary manslaughter (( which is what I would charge him for )).

Even if he doesnt go to jail, the memory of him turning a child into mush by means of speeding in a car is going to live with him the rest of his life and I personally dont care. That isnt enough punishment.

[Msterbeau]

My opinion, based on what is stated in the article... is that the responsibility for this tragedy lies with BOTH the childs caregivers and the teenager who ultimately took his life. The fact that they let a child that young out of their control near a busy street is borderline criminal. I have kids, I know how easily they can escape your sight, but the first thing I always did in a situation like this is strap the kids in their seats, THEN load up the groceries. As for the teen... Clearly texting in the car is not a bright idea, when it's moving. It just goes to show how simple careless acts can turn into something of grave consequence.

[Rayne]

My opinion, based on what is stated in the article... is that the responsibility for this tragedy lies with BOTH the childs caregivers and the teenager who ultimately took his life.  The fact that they let a child that young out of their control near a busy street is borderline criminal.  I have kids, I know how easily they can escape your sight, but the first thing I always did in a situation like this is strap the kids in their seats, THEN load up the groceries.  As for the teen... Clearly texting in the car is not a bright idea, when it's moving.  It just goes to show how simple careless acts can turn into something of grave consequence.

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My thoughts exactly Marc. I have 4 kids. I often do things alone with all four kids. They always get in the car and buckled before I do anything else (ie, load the car).

Similar story: I remember my ex MIL once told me she was completely against powerwheels, I can remember her getting very angry with me when I bought one for my kids. I asked her why once. She told me about how one of her friends kids was killed on one.

Apparently, the child was playing in the backyard, alone, and escaped from the backyard and rode the thing into the street where it was struck by a car.

... She always blamed the driver of the car (who was backing from a driveway and could not see the child). I blamed the parents. Why wasn't someone watching this child? He was three. I can't imagine leaving my 5 or 6 year old alone, let alone my three year old.

[Ginevra]

Apparently, the child was playing in the backyard, alone, and escaped from the backyard and rode the thing into the street where it was struck by a car.

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Anyone who knows me knows that I'm short but I can move the seat and mirrors into adequate positions so that I can see as well if not better than a tall person.

I was pulling out of my parking space at work one day. I was driving a Grand AM. Slowly backing up, not smoking, both hands on the steering wheel, watching for pedestrians, not on the phone and the radio wasn't on.

I saw two women and a child passing nearby as I started to back up process. As I'm nearly out of the space, I see the two women in my rear view mirror and don't think too much about it. One of the women stopped, turned and was just staring at the back of the car. I'm thinking, maybe, it's because of the bumper stickers. All of the sudden, I see the child's head bop up above the spoiler and then drop down again. I put on the brakes *immediately* and fortunately didn't hit the child.

The woman never once made a motion of stopping, didn't shout, didn't make a motion to the child of "come here" or anything. I almost hit a small child with a large piece of metal.

I've never had a ticket nor an accident that was my fault. (Knock on wood for me, please, for jinxing myself in saying that.) I'm a careful driver and will drive more defensively than aggressively.

And while being careful, I almost hit a child.

Sad thing is, I would have been held at fault because I was behind the wheel.

It was a sad tragedy that this child died due to negligence. I still think that the boy should have gotten a stiffer punishment. But sometimes, no matter how careful we are, things are unavoidable.

[Vater Araignee]

...is no natural selection at this point because a car is not part of nature.  You do not see polar bears with snowboards taking out seals.  Or foxes usings traps for rabbits....maybee bad examples but I think you should get the point.

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[hijack]

When a bird makes a nest does the nest cease being part of nature?

When a sea otter uses it favorite rock for ballast and breaking open shell fish, is that rock no longer part of nature?

When a chimp shapes a green twig for termite extraction stop being part of nature?

Are you humans so unnatural that your creations are not part of nature?

No, no, no and no.

train a monkey to use a gun and it will blow something away.

[/hijack]

[Hellion]

:devil Kinda like when some parents let their kids run wild in a grocery store,and if something happens to kids they also should be at fault.