Comments on: 17-year-old boys climb railroad cars

By: Sally

Sally — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 14:54:20 +0000

How are these children (almost adults) supposed to learn to take responsibility for their own safety if they are rewarded for doing dangerous things like this?

By: Jim Collins

Jim Collins — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 08:29:19 +0000

Legal infants? A person can be given a life sentence at age 14 or younger. How does the term “legal infant” apply? is there a difference between criminal and civil matters?

By: MF

MF — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 18:39:10 +0000

“the kids were after all legal infants…” I think you misspelled ‘idiots’. 🙂

Any jury that finds that 17 year olds shouldn’t be expected to know that this was a dangerous and stupid thing to do should be found in contempt of court. Or something like that.

This is all about the typical failure to take personal responsibility, one of the biggest problems in today’s society. Why can’t someone ever just say, “I messed up, and now I’m paying the price”? No, it always has to be someone else’s fault.

By: Deoxy

Deoxy — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 15:35:28 +0000

When the crime is trespassing, vandalism, or especially both, that’s pretty much par for the course. Same thing happens with people on rail lines and boys falling through school skylights.

Of course, that doesn’t make it RIGHT, just common.

By: Supremacy Claus

Supremacy Claus — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 22:49:49 +0000

The victim committed a crime. Now, the court proposes to allow the rewarding of a crime with a money settlement.