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And some of us believe he is lying to cover up a foolish and negligent action.
This is what I believe too. To a certain degree I understand it; it is how he chose to deal with his foolish and negligent action. However, I still hope that when the time comes in court he decides to tell the whole truth, although I doubt he will.
I have walked into glass doors. I know others believe differently I’m just explaining my position.
But have you ever tried to open a door that was already open?
A closed glass door can be clean and clear enough to look like there is no glass there. An open window, with a breeze coming through, is not going to look like a blue tinted window. It's going to look like an open window.
Only your "ran a red light" example applies, if you didn't in fact see the stoplight. If you saw the yellow stoplight but gunned your car, that analogy doesn't apply in this case.
The others are purposeful negligence, not just failing to notice what most everyone else would notice.
The point was that you could do these negligent acts, but apparently as long as you "feel bad", then you shouldn't face any further punishment beyond living with what you did.
This is what I believe too. To a certain degree I understand it; it is how he chose to deal with his foolish and negligent action. However, I still hope that when the time comes in court he decides to tell the whole truth, although I doubt he will.
I think this too.
I think he needs to make himself believe this even more than making others believe. It's probably the only way he can deal with what happened.
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The point was that you could do these negligent acts, but apparently as long as you "feel bad", then you shouldn't face any further punishment beyond living with what you did.
Yes, that was your point.
My point is, if you know what you're doing is dangerous but you do it anyway, that's different from being unaware there's a danger there although others all see the danger, and it's kind of unbelievable that you didn't.
Those are two completely different things.
And I can understand why people who think he knew the window was open would want him charged with something.
But have you ever tried to open a door that was already open?
A closed glass door can be clean and clear enough to look like there is no glass there. An open window, with a breeze coming through, is not going to look like a blue tinted window. It's going to look like an open window.
My point is, if you know what you're doing is dangerous but you do it anyway, that's different from being unaware there's a danger there although others all see the danger, and it's kind of unbelievable that you didn't.
So do you just think the grandpa is a complete moron? A severe mental disability? How else do you explain your thinking that he was "unaware there's a danger" to letting go of a child balancing on a hand rail in front of an open window? Even if you believe his story about thinking the window was closed, how is it still not extremely dangerous to let go of a little child balancing on a hand rail 3-4 feet above a hard wooden deck?
I think everyone has done that at least once in their lives. I sure have lol. Possibly drunk.
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