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What terminal car-brain does to a society (reason.com)
submitted 2 years ago by [M] to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21954268

Mom Jailed for Letting 10-Year-Old Walk Alone to Town

"I was not panicking as I know the roads and know he is mature enough to walk there without incident," says Brittany Patterson.

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[–] [S] 33 points 2 years ago (13 children)

The sheriff disagreed.

"She kept mentioning how he could have been run over, or kidnapped or 'anything' could have happened," recalls Patterson.

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  • [–] 31 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    In a town of 370 people? How many cars were on the road? 3?

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I live in a rural community. What scares me the most is the dumbass hicks flying around in their giant vehicles, both old and young. They’re always driving like their houses are on fire.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Here's where the problem is. The sheriff is viewing the potential for the kid to get hit by a person driving a car as the kid's fault, when of course the fault should lie completely with her person operating heavy machinery.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Obligatory reminder: you have the right to silence in the US. Under no circumstances do you have to say anything to them, except for specific things like, "I want a lawyer," and, "Am I under arrest?"

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    You also have to say you are involving the 5th amendment if you are going to remain silent. There are cases where the supreme court ruled that the 5th amendment only applies if you verbally invoke it by name.

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