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.

  • A_norny_mousse@feddit.org
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    2 days ago

    “In such cases, adults must be held accountable for their responsibilities to ensure a safe environment for their children,” police said in a statement.

    That’s … beyond callous and (hopefully) has no legal standing, even in the USA.

    Let’s fix it:

    The “adults” who continue building car-friendly environments that are positively dangerous to pedestrians need to be held accountable for their responsibilities to ensure a safe environment.

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      1 day ago

      So the city, as a group of adults, failed also to ensure a safe environment, should also be arrested.

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        My thoughts exactly. A “safe environment” really means, “don’t raise your kids in these shit hole, car-centric cities and towns all over America”.