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Ken wrote: ↑Wed May 15, 2024 3:15 pm

RZehr wrote: ↑Wed May 15, 2024 1:58 pm Let’s see if Texas or Maryland is slower at rebuilding.

They aren't remotely comparable. The TX bridge is vastly smaller and simpler and the damage is far less

Oh. Didn’t see that.

My only point I am trying to make with respect to THIS case of the child swept over the waterfall is that I don't think the law should treat negligence that kills your own children differently than negligence that kills other children. In both cases a child dies. But the one has a built in natural ...

Let’s see if Texas or Maryland is slower at rebuilding.

Is it more acceptable to kill your own child than the child of a stranger? I would suggest no. The tragedy is that the child died. Children are not the possessions or personal property of their parents. They are independently deserving of protection from the law. It should not be more acceptable to...

I’m okay in principle to having laws that punish negligent parents and protect children. But I would idealize them as having a pretty high bar for prosecution. The laws we have currently are prone to at least occasional abuse by over zealous prosecutors and DHS. But on the other hand, I’m not sure i...

Is it more acceptable to kill your own child than the child of a stranger? I would suggest no. The tragedy is that the child died. Children are not the possessions or personal property of their parents. They are independently deserving of protection from the law. It should not be more acceptable to...

It seems they are alleging negligence not malice in this case. Do you think ANY acts of negligence ever merit punishment? How is this materially different from say a case where someone is fiddling on their phone while driving and runs over a child? In our legal system, we usually punish negligence ...

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