Tag: auto accident
Hot Rod Bob Novak Gets A Crash Course In Life
MayorBob.
Posted to Media on Fri Jul 25, 2008 at 02:17:55 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
Finally, Bob Novak may finally be held responsible for something. No, not for any of his parlous political views he spews in his syndicated column or as the resident right wing boob on a number of TV talk shows. What's got Novak's tit in a wringer involves his hitting a pedestrian with his car and his attempt to flee the scene.
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To What Standard Of Responsibility Should Parents Be Held?
MayorBob.
Posted to Etcetera on Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 08:22:13 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
The law says a person should be held responsible for his or her own actions. But, in cases where the actor is a juvenile, some states have passed parental responsibility laws. Most of these laws involve fining or charging parents the cost of adjudicating their children's cases. Recently, we discussed new laws visiting criminal penalties on parents who fail to control their wayward children. But, do you charge a parent with a crime commensurate with what you charge their child with? Such a question is being answered in the affirmative in Florida as authorities have charged a parent with second degree manslaughter for a car crash her son caused.
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