Susan Carroll at the Houston Chronicle:
Consumer advocates and parents who accidentally backed over their children plan to sue the federal government, forcing it to issue a long-anticipated rule requiring automakers to help drivers see behind their vehicles.
Thank god no one ever gets run over and killed by cars traveling in forward gear – one can only imagine the death toll.
One of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit, a New York paediatrician who backed over and killed his son in 2002, says –
There are so many children running around that are about to be backed over and killed by the parents because they can’t see them.
Or maybe the children are backed over and killed by people who are driving too fast in reverse gear while not paying attention.
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I am not a lawyer, but shouldn’t people who run over and kill kids be charged with involuntary manslaughter?
Like I said, I just find it revealing that those who crow about the benefits of Christianity as the cornerstone of morality, charity and forgiveness seem to posses none of those traits themselves. It supports my theory that those who talk loudest about their religion and their own faith tend to be the worst sort of person in practice. Religion has little or no effect in changing a followers true nature. It may even make those types more obnoxious. Kinda like jet setting ecowarriors and those who think an Ivy League degree entitles them to rulers.
I paid way too much to have a backup alarm put into my Honda CR-V. You cannot see anything close out the back window, unless what you’re looking for is larger than a small child. Sometimes, you have to back up. You cannot control who parks next to you. You cannot control who will walk behind you, ignoring every warning device you can install.
Put me, regretfully, in in the aye column. I’ve killed no kids.
I think we can all sympathize that the poor unfortunate man backed over his child but look at his picture. If the man is so busy that he has to wear the stethoscope around his neck when media comes to take his picture, how tired was he when he backed over his child?
It is interesting why advocates are suing and why the suit has a good chance of success. The whole rule making process stateside has gone off the rails.
@LC Bennett: There have been times when your comments were interesting or insightful. This is not one of those times. I, and probably all others commenting, forgive the people for killing their own children. It’s sad. And I’m certain it wasn’t intentional. But this article/discussion is not really about forgiveness IS IT. It’s really a political discussion about increased regulation and the role of government. It’s also a discussion about personal responsibility and personal choice. And economics. And the consequences of careless actions. Do you understand now?? Cut out the crap about “you can’t be a Christian” if you are critical.
“I just find it revealing that those who crow about the benefits of Christianity as the cornerstone of morality, charity and forgiveness seem to posses none of those traits themselves.”
Find one single comment or portion of any comment I’ve made over the years where I “crow about the benefits of Christianity as the cornerstone of morality, charity and forgiveness”.
The only benefit of Christianity is having a relationship with God.
That said, these people the thread topic is about are immoral for blaming others for their own actions, uncharitable for taking the position that government must force others to comply to yet another regulation, and until they take sole responsibility for their own actions are beyond forgiveness because even Jesus doesn’t forgive those who won’t take responsibility for their own sins.
To wrap it up, you don’t know shit about biblical Christianity.