The grieving parents of a 7-year-old child who died hours after being hit by a car were charged with involuntary manslaughter after allowing him and his brother, 10, to walk home unaccompanied by an adult from a nearby grocery store.

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    1 day ago

    USA is the premiere shithole country.

    edit: It’s kind of amazing how many people in here take NBC quoting cops as fact. The cops’ tale is obviously bullshit as usual. They’re just reciting whatever the old man said. Ofc he thinks the kid just jumped in front of him. The old coot probably had no idea what was even happening: “I was just driving along when this colored boy jumped under my truck…” Cops are like, “Yes, sir, we understand. It happens all the time. Best we can do is lock up the parents.” —> NBC.

    edit2: Seriously tho, I feel bad for the driver too. This is a good example of how car dependency is not good for the elderly. Let’s get that driver out of a car and onto a train. Ok I gotta get on with my life…

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      Ahhhh, that makes sense now: the child was black.

      Gotta get those black people in prison and give them records.