Only in America ?

[Jag_Warrior]

I keep an antique truck at another location. And while it was parked outside the garage a few years ago, one of the grandkids of a neighbor there broke the headlight and a window in the truck with some rocks. I called the police, and though it was the child who did it, I blamed the kid's mother for not supervising him. She was apparently inside her father's house feeding her fat face, while the kid was trespassing on my property, breaking things.

I knew the cop and he worked with me to put the fear of God into the kid and the mother. He let her know that if the child was found on my property again, she could be arrested if I decided to take it that far. The reason I did that is because if the little brat had come over again and happened to get hurt, you can be damn sure that heifer would have sued me.

That was a minor (though rather expensive) incident. In this New York case, a woman died. But just like in my situation, I blame the parents. What if the kids had gone off the sidewalk and gotten into traffic??? What's really sad about this case is that because of the negligence of a parent, an innocent woman sustained a fatal injury. And as this little girl grows up, she'll have to live with that. The judge is borderline retarded in his decision. But what we have really lost in the U.S., in addition to having a legal system that is a joke, is the will of parents to be PARENTS, and not just a best buddy for children.

[glauistean]

I keep an antique truck at another location. And while it was parked outside the garage a few years ago, one of the grandkids of a neighbor there broke the headlight and a window in the truck with some rocks. I called the police, and though it was the child who did it, I blamed the kid's mother for not supervising him. She was apparently inside her father's house feeding her fat face, while the kid was trespassing on my property, breaking things.

I knew the cop and he worked with me to put the fear of God into the kid and the mother. He let her know that if the child was found on my property again, she could be arrested if I decided to take it that far. The reason I did that is because if the little brat had come over again and happened to get hurt, you can be damn sure that heifer would have sued me.

That was a minor (though rather expensive) incident. In this New York case, a woman died. But just like in my situation, I blame the parents. What if the kids had gone off the sidewalk and gotten into traffic??? What's really sad about this case is that because of the negligence of a parent, an innocent woman sustained a fatal injury. And as this little girl grows up, she'll have to live with that. The judge is borderline retarded in his decision. But what we have really lost in the U.S., in addition to having a legal system that is a joke, is the will of parents to be PARENTS, and not just a best buddy for children.

Sorry to hear about your truck. What Jag is saying could not be put in a better form. The parents of a child should and as far as I know liable in most states for the actions of a minor.

[amoo17]

anything is possible in the usa

[555-04Q2]

I'm surprised that Americans don't sue their own ar$es for making a stink after they take a cr@p!

Living in America...