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The grieving parents of a 7-year-old child who died hours after being hit by a car were charged with involuntary manslaughter after allowing him and his brother, 10, to walk home unaccompanied by an adult from a nearby grocery store.

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[–] GoodOleAmerika@lemmy.world 8 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

No he did not read. People here do not read and just go for "oh the poor kid" without knowing the whole story. Also they want to stop a vehicle going 45mph to 0 in a dime. Literally these commentator have never driven a car.

[–] mcv@lemm.ee 7 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

In Netherland, max speed is usually 30 kph (about 20mph) when there's any chance of interacting with other traffic (bikes or pedestrians). The idea of walking along a busy road where cars go 45 mph is ridiculous. Separate the traffic streams and give them crosswalk with traffic lights, or slow down the cars.

[–] django@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 7 hours ago

The idea of infrastructure which is not hostile to humans seems to be totally alien to some people.