I don’t want to seem insensitive and I hope the people who died RIP… But has anyone considered that the parent of the drunk teenager that died is making everybody else jump through new hoops because of something that he should have been partially responsible for?
Can we argue that bad parenting partially led to the death and from there - throw him and rest of parents in jail due to bad parenting (cause -> effect)? Or extend parental legal responsibility for their kids up to the age of 21? I don’t think that is fair to the parents. BUT Similarly, pressing pedal 55 in a 50 zone on a regular monday to friday shouldn’t be cause for alarm - yet if this law passes - that’s enough for you to get your ride impounded for several weeks if you fit the age bracket.
Right back to the article: “I want the law changed immediately so that I don’t have to worry as much when my daughters are out partying and driving around in vehicles.”
Why can’t people just take responsibility for what’s going on inside their homes like it used to be - instead they expect rest of society to clean up their mess. So is that hands-free parenting or what? I think there is a problem if parent doesn’t worry…
There’s hundreds of other ways to f* up… and the only way to really turn it around starts at home maybe…
I don’t know - it’s the irony. Now many of you who fit in the age bracket will get reemed up the a** for occasional speeding - something everybody else will do once in a while anyways. And it’s because someone got pissed off and went to lobby a government to place another restriction based on something they are partially responsible for.
You guys remember how we got “anti-racing law” and all the other crap that came with it passed in the government. One case scenario blown out of proportion to give a more or less absolute and subjective powers to the cops.
Alcohol ban - ok, nothing new there. But the speeding and passenger rule is riticulous.
What happens if one day some old grandpa slips on pack of cigarettes some young guy leaves around - will they start arresting smokers?
Out of curiosity - anyone seen that CTV news about this senior plowing a van into someone’s home 2 or 3 weeks ago (there was no snow)? Was that street racing or dangerous driving? No, it got called “Driver lost control of the vehicle” which is what it may have been… Now see what happens if that ends up being your civic or 240 and you’re under 25… Your 6 pm news clip starts with some guys racing down the street and then pictures of your car with some people speculating about street racing. Instant media cannon fodder…
I am out of the age bracket so it doesn’t affect me but it does bother me because I know some of you that it will affect and you may lose your cars, hobbies, daily drivers for all the wrong reasons.
I am just blabbing but I think some of it might make sense hopefully…