This Absolutely Sickens Me

In article >, Scott en Aztlán wrote:

> On Thursday, Dec. 21st at 8:00PM my wife was walking one of our two
> Golden Retrievers on a DEAD END STREEET.
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> end...where a lot of kids in fast cars come to do "donuts" The 16 year
> old driver blew past the stop sign at around 80mph.

This will now be used in an attempt to justify 55mph interstate speed
limits and an argument that 80mph on an interstate is reckless.

> The kids (3 I believe) were not only fine.....but MANY witnesses say
> they were laughing about the incident.

Of course they were, mommy and daddy will buy the kid a new car.

> The driver was charged with
> "reckless driving" and went home to spend a happy Christmas with his
> family.

Of course that's all. And he will probably be let off in court when mommy
and daddy get him a lawyer.

I always find it amazing that gross incompetence and recklessness
resulting in a death is punished so lightly compared to just driving the
speed of traffic and harming no one.

> His parents were called. When they arrived at the scene, with my wife
> hysterical crying over the loss of one of our "kids" (we don't have
> human kids..we have always had Golden Retrievers).......The parents
> (who drove up in a brand new Jaguar) said "my kid couldn't have done
> that, he's a good kid. We are good parents."

Standard denial

> Now we are left to deal with the grief, because a 16 year old, who
> (IMHO) should not be driving at all, was showing off for his
> girlfriend and another guy in the car. Or worse yet....AIMING for my
> dog. (you all know)...."5 points for the dog...ha ha ha "

What does he care, mommy and daddy will pay for the body shop to fix his
car, that is for just hitting the dog. For totalling it, he'll get a new
one. After all he'll say it was 'sudden acceleration' or some other BS.