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The irresponsible family buys their 13 year old a dirt bike, lets him loose on the streets with it, and are now blaming police and racism for his death. There are some messed up people in this country ... the type who shouldn't be reproducing.
We should charge the family for allowing him to ride the bike on the streets. If we can charge parents for owning guns that kids use for school shootings, we should charge them equally across the board for all negligence.
The irresponsible family buys their 13 year old a dirt bike, lets him loose on the streets with it, and are now blaming police and racism for his death. There are some messed up people in this country ... the type who shouldn't be reproducing.
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Originally Posted by WiseManOnceSaid
We should charge the family for allowing him to ride the bike on the streets. If we can charge parents for owning guns that kids use for school shootings, we should charge them equally across the board for all negligence.
Correct. Buy your underage kid a dirt bike all you want, but they must use it on private property, either on your own or someone else's with their permission.
I myself started out on a dirt bike, but I always rode on private property, NOT on public roads.
We should charge the family for allowing him to ride the bike on the streets. If we can charge parents for owning guns that kids use for school shootings, we should charge them equally across the board for all negligence.
That was a special case. In order to meet legal requirements, the prosecutor would need to show that the parents knew (or should have known) that the dirt bike would be used in violation of the law, and that, having this knowledge, they gave the kid the dirt bike anyway.
As others have said, if it were on private property, it would be legal (but still, of course, a tragic accident) .
Correct. Buy your underage kid a dirt bike all you want, but they must use it on private property, either on your own or someone else's with their permission.
I myself started out on a dirt bike, but I always rode on private property, NOT on public roads.
Have you noticed all the kids riding scooters on public streets? In the summer, they are all over the place, Police dont bother with it, because its too popular right now.
That was a special case. In order to meet legal requirements, the prosecutor would need to show that the parents knew (or should have known) that the dirt bike would be used in violation of the law, and that, having this knowledge, they gave the kid the dirt bike anyway.
As others have said, if it were on private property, it would be legal (but still, of course, a tragic accident) .
If he lives in the city, where did they think he was going to ride it legally?
I thought there were specifics to the age requirement for driving, mainly the size of the engine? (if its under a certain size, no license is required)
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