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PJMcK

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19. My history parallels yours

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #5)

Thu Feb 25, 2021, 03:50 PM

Feb 2021

Except for our "boat." We had a 1965 Buick station wagon. Man, the adventures I had with that car...

I never got the "Sweater Lecture" but I did get the she better be home by 11:30 admonition!

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who gives an (unlicensed) teenager a Lamborghini? [View all] Demovictory9 Feb 2021 OP

Watch him get off with the "affluenza" defense. Laffy Kat Feb 2021 #1

Or, maybe he's a really good swimmer, and the judge won't want to ruin Aristus Feb 2021 #3

Right. nt Laffy Kat Feb 2021 #6

Sue the family vercetti2021 Feb 2021 #2

Was the teen a big video game player... NurseJackie Feb 2021 #4

grand theft auto? Demovictory9 Feb 2021 #8

That sounds familiar. NurseJackie Feb 2021 #10

There's plenty, but that's not relevant. Lax parenting is. JHB Feb 2021 #12

Certainly, that's part of it. But many things came together to create this tragedy. NurseJackie Feb 2021 #15

Of course. I simply dispute that racing games played by millions of people worldwide... JHB Feb 2021 #18

Extreme Privilege MineralMan Feb 2021 #5

My history parallels yours PJMcK Feb 2021 #19

So the teen was given the car to drive, but didn't steal it? Omnipresent Feb 2021 #7

People with more money than brains. greatauntoftriplets Feb 2021 #9

+1 DeminPennswoods Feb 2021 #25

Is that a red area of CA? I always thought of CA as very blue until this year. Pongo Feb 2021 #26

There's red areas. Turin_C3PO Feb 2021 #30

Well, you've got a point there! Pongo Feb 2021 #31

To be clear, Turin_C3PO Feb 2021 #32

Stand by for a very serious sarisataka Feb 2021 #11

Community service that they'll pay to get out of. C Moon Feb 2021 #13

Of course- but just think of the lesson the kid will learn sarisataka Feb 2021 #14

Someone with more dollars than sense Maeve Feb 2021 #16

Somewhat reminiscent of the Nikki Catsouras crash Mike 03 Feb 2021 #17

What idiot drives 120 mph on a public road? PJMcK Feb 2021 #20

Well that has the makings of a record negligence judgment-may not be able to afford a Lamborghini an Stallion Feb 2021 #21

I'm not a lawyer, but the parents are, if not more-so, responsible as the kid. movingviolation Feb 2021 #22

No there are definite negligence theories when a parent allows unlicensed drivers to drive his car Stallion Feb 2021 #24

In 1975 MurrayDelph Feb 2021 #23

What was the eventual outcome? Pongo Feb 2021 #27

My parents had to buy new cars (passing the depreciation out of their pocket) MurrayDelph Feb 2021 #29

But did they ever have to pay anything? Pongo Feb 2021 #33

As far as I knew MurrayDelph Feb 2021 #35

Only in LA.... dawg day Feb 2021 #28

So, the rich kid will get away with his Bettie Feb 2021 #34