03-06-2015, 06:27 PM
Dead kid=scoreboard. It doesn't matter whether the kid was be polar or not, I only said that to play devils advocate for Sally ' s argument that mommy might not have been able to get spoiled kid out of the road physically.
Bottom line is this: there are very few instances where physical intervention( i.e. dragging someone's stupid ass out of the road ) are warranted. There is a thing called gradient of control that should dictate and measure every parent ' s response to kids doing stupid shit. The less parental interference the better, in most cases
EXCEPT
when child is in imminent danger of harm or death. In those cases the parent is responsible. Kinda the definition of the fucking word "parent". That kid sat her stupid ass on the road. Her mood, her demeanor, her right to shotgun in mommy's minivan...none of that matters. She died and it's mom's fault for not dragging her stupid ass out of harm's way.
As to the alternative HotD scenario: I am a frequent driver, both alone and with passengers, including children, and I have faced exactly the scenario you describe. The answer is not a pleasant one but it is easy. My first and foremost responsibility, even above the life of a stranger, is any minor or non consenting charge in my care at the time. If I'm alone I stop. No question. If I am placing my child in harms way then I do not stop. Also no question. So your answer is YES. That woman was responsible for her sons death through negligent parenting. No matter how good her intentions were. Pretty sure there's a road made of good intentions in popular myth. Where does it lead again? The end.
Bottom line is this: there are very few instances where physical intervention( i.e. dragging someone's stupid ass out of the road ) are warranted. There is a thing called gradient of control that should dictate and measure every parent ' s response to kids doing stupid shit. The less parental interference the better, in most cases
EXCEPT
when child is in imminent danger of harm or death. In those cases the parent is responsible. Kinda the definition of the fucking word "parent". That kid sat her stupid ass on the road. Her mood, her demeanor, her right to shotgun in mommy's minivan...none of that matters. She died and it's mom's fault for not dragging her stupid ass out of harm's way.
As to the alternative HotD scenario: I am a frequent driver, both alone and with passengers, including children, and I have faced exactly the scenario you describe. The answer is not a pleasant one but it is easy. My first and foremost responsibility, even above the life of a stranger, is any minor or non consenting charge in my care at the time. If I'm alone I stop. No question. If I am placing my child in harms way then I do not stop. Also no question. So your answer is YES. That woman was responsible for her sons death through negligent parenting. No matter how good her intentions were. Pretty sure there's a road made of good intentions in popular myth. Where does it lead again? The end.
Thank god I am oblivious to the opinions of others while caught in the blinding splendor of my own cleverness.