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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MBowman325" data-source="post: 1341391" data-attributes="member: 6825">So, from the facts that we have, 5 or more people were involved. Two mothers (perhaps between 16 and 40), two kids (approx 4yo) and an elder lady (87). In NY (which once tried to ban a parent from riding her bicycle with her young daughter to school). All parties should have a valid reason to be where they are. To suppositions: The mothers are probably conversing and watching for danger to their kids.The kids are probably being kids, perhaps a bit rambunctious (They are ~ 4years old)While the children are riding on the sidewalk (for whatever reason) one of them accidentally hits the elderly lady. How? Was he back turned? Was she coherent? I assume she was coming down the steps to goto the street. Or were they caught up in the moment, as kids can do, "racing" before the mothers noticed they were about to wipe this lady out?I don't disagree with teaching kids respect - I do agree that it seems like a lot don't have the same level (or type) of respect as I did as a kid. (Or at least that I remember having...) but even most of the well behaved kids can cause trouble, generally from not thinking or understanding the situation... That would make them mentally incompetent, right? Or does that only work for criminal cases?Regardless, it's a cruddy situation...</blockquote>