Originally Posted by NickPapageorgio

Here's a funny story, while in ocean city, MD years ago, we were crossing the street to go to the beach. My youngest brother, who was holding my cousin's hand (my cousin was 13), snatched his hand away and ran across, subsequently being hit my a truck. Who's fault was that? Should they have ostricized my parents for allowing the 13 year old cousin to hold his hand? Things happen, but my point is this, my parents apparently saw NOTHING WRONG with allowing my cousin to lead my brother across the street because we had done it 100 times. Hell, we had gone that day twice already. Sometimes a situation happens because it happens. Could it have been avoided? Sure. My parents could have strapped him in a backpack or put a leash on him, BUT they didn't see anything wrong with how we were going across the street. That's my point...