Father indicted:-Moments after his 2 sons were killed by the driver, the drunk was fatally shot

[ladjf]

286. In terms of degrees of blame, you may well be correct. However, I was trying to point

out that the presence of drunk drivers is a reality and that parents have an obligation
to foresee possible dangers on the road. In this case, neither the father or the mother, seemed to realize the imprudence of being out on a County road at night with no warning lights. And, the danger of taking off on a car trip when the gasoline supply is dangerously low.

My original post probably would have been more accurate had I changed from "the father is as guilty as the drunk driver" to "the father's decisions may also have contributed to the fatalities of his sons".

I'm reminded of a tragedy that took place last summer where a pontoon boat, loaded with one adult and 12 young children was hit at 10:00 P.M in the middle of a large reservoir, by a speed boat whose operator had been drinking. Two boys were killed, the speed boat driver was arrested and convicted for his role in the accident. There were numerous articles in the paper about how terrible the speed boat's driver was for operating a boat under the influence. But, not one word was mentioned about the fact that a small pontoon boat was seriously overloaded, no mention about the lighting, or the prudence of one adult taking a dozen children for a ride at 10:00 on a large lake. Perhaps there were good answers to all of those questions. But, they should of at least been addressed.