Parents are charged after their son, 7, is struck dead in a car accident
www.nbcnews.com
Gastonia, N.C., police charged the parents with involuntary manslaughter charges after allowing the victim and his brother to walk home alone from a nearby grocery store.
  • Showroom7561@lemmy.ca
    2·
    6 hours ago

    We obviously have different perspectives, and experiences, but maybe we can distill this.

    Say your property was massive. Would you be OK allowing a 10 and 7 year old play together, or would you want an adult to be there?

    I think most people would be OK with that, even in a much smaller front yard, or a cul de sac, or park.

    Assuming no predators (humans or animals), the only real concern is cars. And it’s maddening that we won’t allow kids to be kids because of cars in any given community.

    Just the other day, there was a story if a teenager getting hit and killed by a car on school property. Cars are the problem. Nearly 100% of the time.

    And it’s not the parents or kids’ fault that they want to interact with their community outside of a vehicle. We are punishing the wrong people, in my opinion.

    • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
      11·
      6 hours ago

      It’s obviously not the kids fault and we are punishing the wrong people. The parents are just doing something their parents probably did.

      But parents shouldn’t give 10 year olds responsibility over 7 year olds, and I’m very firm in that belief. Even if it was on their own property. Kids get messed up by being forced to be responsible for other kids, and the other kids get messed up by having kids be responsible for them. It’s a toxic dynamic that’s baked into our society.

      Kids shouldn’t raise kids, not even for a small walk to and from the corner store.