What are you saying? That he should be allowed drive recklessly without consequences because cars should not exist?
Those scooters are not designed to take passengers. Just by riding it with another kid he's already being irresponsible and possible breaking the law. Cars have nothing to do with it.
So I've checked and the "two kids on one scooter" is actually not a problem in UK. Private e-scooters are illegal on public roads and you need a driving license to rent one. That's why he's being charged with causing death by driving unlicensed.
But you were asking about the car owner for some reason. I still fail to see how is that relevant.
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AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 188d
I think his (i presume) friend dying was enough of a punishment
QuantumSpecter@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 187d
He's 14 years old criminal responsibility age here in England is 10 years old.
AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 187d
Wat
the_crotch@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 187d
Imagine a comma or period between "old" and "responsibility" and the post makes a lot more sense
AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 186d
It makes the same amount of sense, my problem was with the age
the_crotch@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 186d
Oh gotcha. The sentence took me a second, I thought you ran into the same problem.
NarrativeBear@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 188d
The article mentions that a car was involved but yet no mention if the driver is facing any consequences.
Would this collision have caused the same outcomes if the children hit anything other a car or motor vehicle?
ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net · 2 pts · 188d
What are you saying? That he should be allowed drive recklessly without consequences because cars should not exist?
Those scooters are not designed to take passengers. Just by riding it with another kid he's already being irresponsible and possible breaking the law. Cars have nothing to do with it.
NarrativeBear@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 188d
I think I am just saying that the argument "two children on a scooter" seems to be a scapegoat.
As a kids, we we would ride on our local neighbourhood streets like so. I am not sure what the argument would be if we got hit by a car.
Honytawk@feddit.nl · 3 pts · 187d
Doubt that bike is going 35 km/h
ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net · 2 pts · 188d
So I've checked and the "two kids on one scooter" is actually not a problem in UK. Private e-scooters are illegal on public roads and you need a driving license to rent one. That's why he's being charged with causing death by driving unlicensed.
But you were asking about the car owner for some reason. I still fail to see how is that relevant.
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 187d
The law is dumb.
whereIsTamara@lemmy.org · -7 pts · 189d
IntrovertTurtle@lemmy.zip · 11 pts · 189d
I wasn't ready for this dumb of a comment today, and it's too early to start drinking. Please don't procreate.
whereIsTamara@lemmy.org · -14 pts · 189d
Got your dopamine?
IntrovertTurtle@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 188d
I mean, I guess? Calling people out for not doing the bare minimum actually disappoints me though. 😬
frongt@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 189d
It didn't.