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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 0 points 1 month ago

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.

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[-] Retrograde@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

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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