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Old 12-28-2007, 09:46 PM
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Default Re: Grandkids and golf carts

I was thinking about this thread this afternoon as I drove to the store.

I wonder what it would be like if a grandparent was responsible for the death or serious injury of their grandchild as a result of letting them drive a golf cart on the streets. In addition to the agonizing grief they would experience, they could also be charged with manslaughter or negligent homicide.

Negligent homicide is a charge brought against people, who by inaction, allow others under their care to die. This offense mostly concerns itself with the death of small infants or children, the handicapped, or the elderly