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Well that is horrible. Why is it always the driver that survives and his passengers or the car he hits are the ones to die or are seriously injured?
This punk killed 6 people. Isn't it about time that Congress enact some common sense Car Rights Reform? No one should be able to drive that fast. This is NOT what the Founding Fathers envisioned when they penned the Constitution......
I know too soon BUT isn't this what our elected start talking about right after a mass shooting? A car is a potentially deadly weapon just like a gun is in the wrong hands..
Look at this article, written about 18 months before the accident. Oh how the upper class lives…those poor people that their son killed. It’s sorrowful.
This isn't about being rich, and I'm not sure how that article is related to anything here. MOST rich people (of any age) don't act like this, and certainly don't go around killing people by driving 155mph. Yes, I grew up in an upper-class family... and no, my parents didn't raise us to be entitled brats. Bad parents and bratty kids come from all walks of life, so please don't make this a class thing. Crime obviously exists in poor neighborhoods too. Right?
That being said, he'll probably get off more easily because of his parents' money. Good lawyers are expensive.
How are they supposed to know that he's driving like an idiot?
Parents are supposed to be responsible for their minor children. IN addition, he was not hiding it. He published his escapades all over the internet. They knew.
Parents are supposed to be responsible for their minor children. IN addition, he was not hiding it. He published his escapades all over the internet. They knew.
Is it a fact that they knew? Or are you just guessing?
Maybe you should lobby for a law that prohibits teen drivers from operating certain vehicles.
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Wow this thread is littered with class and race warfare. Looks like most of the people chiming in never got invited to the cool kids party in HS. Drunk illegals plow through other cars killing people daily in the USA.
How are they supposed to know that he's driving like an idiot?
Any 17-year-old boy is going to drive like an idiot if you give them a 500 hp sports car. No 17-year-old has the experience and driving skills needed to control a 500 hp sports car. It’s common sense.
Licences should be given in stages, with inexperienced drivers not being allowed to drive powerful vehicles. An example- licencing in Australia
In Ireland new drivers have to display a large "L" on the front and back of their cars designating them a Learner. I think this is for 1 year. They take road safety very seriously over there with only the people listed on the insurance allowed to drive the car. The Police and traffic cameras are everywhere to hand out tickets.
I suppose that here in the states performance cars could be dulled down for young drivers but that would no doubt lead to greater problems. Does it matter if a kid is driving a new high performance car their parents bought for them or another kid is driving an older less powerful car? The only difference is that the older car will take longer from 0-60 to 100.
Newer cars have all sorts of safety systems to assist drivers in avoiding crashes but nothing will help reckless driving by an inexperienced fool that has spent more time playing Grand Theft auto then actual behind the wheel time.
The power of the car has little to do with anything when common sense gets tossed out the window.
This kid needs to be made an example of and his story needs to be included in every Driver Ed class across the country.
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