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<blockquote data-quote="ez bake" data-source="post: 1341390" data-attributes="member: 229"><p>How about this. If it truly was just a freak accident, then maybe age didn't have anything to do with it. You assume several things about the situation that aren't stated based on stereo types (and to anyone offended by the NY stereotypes, that was my attempt to add humor to the situation by showing that stereotypes are often wrong but that all people in NY actually suck. I'm of course, kidding).</p><p></p><p>What if the 87 year old lady was as spry as a 40 year old? What if she had no history of bone issues and was active in her local church's weekly ninjitsu class and could kick all our *****?</p><p></p><p>And the parents of the 4 year old were genuinely doing what they could to watch their kid. But due to a split second happen-stance freak accident, the two collide and a hip gets broken.</p><p></p><p>What if the old lady was one of us instead of her and now you can't work to support your family because you were walking on a sidewalk legally, minding your own business and got hit by someone else. That's not your fault.</p><p></p><p>Now, is it the parents' fault? Not if they were following the law and doing what they could to prevent stuff like this from happening.</p><p></p><p>But what if there was a code/law that said no riding bikes on the sidewalk? That would be irresponsible of the parents to allow a race between two 4 year olds on a sidewalk when they knew better.</p><p></p><p>Seems everyone is jumping to defend the kid's right to be bicycling on a sidewalk (New York has plenty of parks to ride bikes in - if you choose to live there as a parent, you accept the responsibility that you might have to haul your kids across town to a park for them to ride bikes).</p><p></p><p>Most likely, there is a code or law against bicycling on the sidewalk - there almost always is in most cities and regardless of what the stereotypes say about NY, they have plenty of laws (and ignorance is no excuse).</p><p></p><p>And I'll say it again, the estate sued the family (meaning the parents) and the parent's lawyer is the one that used the 4 year old engaging in normal activity as a defence - presumably thinking that the parents would be safe behind that strategy. That sounda a lot like using your kid as a human shield against civil liability to me (maybe I'm reading too much into it)</p><p></p><p>In my opinion, he's who dragged the 4 year old into it (if I'm reading that correctly).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ez bake, post: 1341390, member: 229"] How about this. If it truly was just a freak accident, then maybe age didn't have anything to do with it. You assume several things about the situation that aren't stated based on stereo types (and to anyone offended by the NY stereotypes, that was my attempt to add humor to the situation by showing that stereotypes are often wrong but that all people in NY actually suck. I'm of course, kidding). What if the 87 year old lady was as spry as a 40 year old? What if she had no history of bone issues and was active in her local church's weekly ninjitsu class and could kick all our *****? And the parents of the 4 year old were genuinely doing what they could to watch their kid. But due to a split second happen-stance freak accident, the two collide and a hip gets broken. What if the old lady was one of us instead of her and now you can't work to support your family because you were walking on a sidewalk legally, minding your own business and got hit by someone else. That's not your fault. Now, is it the parents' fault? Not if they were following the law and doing what they could to prevent stuff like this from happening. But what if there was a code/law that said no riding bikes on the sidewalk? That would be irresponsible of the parents to allow a race between two 4 year olds on a sidewalk when they knew better. Seems everyone is jumping to defend the kid's right to be bicycling on a sidewalk (New York has plenty of parks to ride bikes in - if you choose to live there as a parent, you accept the responsibility that you might have to haul your kids across town to a park for them to ride bikes). Most likely, there is a code or law against bicycling on the sidewalk - there almost always is in most cities and regardless of what the stereotypes say about NY, they have plenty of laws (and ignorance is no excuse). And I'll say it again, the estate sued the family (meaning the parents) and the parent's lawyer is the one that used the 4 year old engaging in normal activity as a defence - presumably thinking that the parents would be safe behind that strategy. That sounda a lot like using your kid as a human shield against civil liability to me (maybe I'm reading too much into it) In my opinion, he's who dragged the 4 year old into it (if I'm reading that correctly). [/QUOTE]
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