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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11657376
Judge needs bitch slapped in my most humble opinion.
It's America. It's a different world and culture.
And anyway the defence was that the girl was less than 4yo when she was nearly 5. I think the defence lawyer requires that slap.
Why could it only happen in the US?
The parents are the ones who should be sued as they are responsible for their kids
The article says one judge has decided that they "can" be sued which is an entirely different thing to "taken to court and held responsible for this woman's death"
Why could it only happen in the US?
Because the OP needed a trite thread topic which featured a nice bit of generalisation?
[url= http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/new-york-child-sued-for-womans-death-after-bike-crash ]Ahem![/url] 😉
Nasty cough you've got there Don Simon. Must be all that snow you have.
Why could it only happen in the US?
Presumably because the OP believes that other advanced western countries don't allow 4 year old children to be sued for negligence.
I tend agree, unless someone can produce evidence to suggest otherwise.
In most countries, the first priority would be to minimise any potentially psychological damage to a 4 year old child which might result from it accidentally causing a death. Rather than emphasising the child's guilt and demanding to hold it accountable.
It is also generally accepted that Americans have an enthusiasm for suing which is not quite shared by the rest of the world. Anyone who suggests otherwise is in denial.
The title of the thread is perfectly acceptable imo. There is of course, absolutely nothing wrong with Yanks at all. But they do have have a tendency of having crap politicians and crap laws. They really need to sort themselves out. Rather than concentrating on their God-given right to sort out the rest of the world.
Nasty cough you've got there Don Simon. Must be all that snow you have.
Nah! Probably the Capstan full strength. 😉
Christ, one of the few times I will agree with ernie, but I definitely couldn't have put it better myself
"other advanced Western Countries"
One could argue that any Nation that so enthusiastically enforces the death penalty should not be described as 'advanced'.... 😉
Christ, one of the few times I will agree with ernie, but I definitely couldn't have put it better myself
+1 😯
Capstan full strength
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Are you 'smoking for two', Don Simon?
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