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Originally Posted by JaneB
I am sorry but the parents should have had their kids in seat belts. If your car doesn't fit your famly, either have less kids or buy a bigger car. Those kids are dead because of their parents stupidity.
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Or get an Amish buggy. No seatbelts, no airbags, no roll bars, etc.
Point is the parents likely came from a cultural background (ok, I'm making some assumptions based on the behavior described and the family surname) in which safety isn't a big consideration much like with the Amish.
The Amish are well aware of the dangers of driving buggies, including at night, on windy, high traffic highways, such as Route 10 (many multiple fatality Amish crashes) in southeastern Pennsylvania, and yet continue to do anyway; it's a tradeoff they've accepted.
One can debate whether that's fair to the kids, but pointing out the reality.
So who to blame ...
In my view, in this instance, it's an easy call, the carjackers who didn't stop. As far as the police - should they have exercised more care? ... probably, but totally breaking off chase likely wasn't an option, if the people in the fleeing car were considered an imminent threat to others - and likely they were being they were already carjackers!
Ron