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The ruling by King's County Supreme Court Justice Paul Wooten stems from an incident in April 2009 when Juliet Breitman and Jacob Kohn, both aged four, struck an 87-year-old pedestrian, Claire Menagh, with their training bikes.
"For infants above the age of 4, there is no bright-line rule," Wooten wrote, adding that the girl had been three months shy of turning 5.
Wooten also disagreed with the lawyer's assertion that Juliet Breitman should not be held responsible because her mother was supervising the children at the time.
"A parent's presence alone does not give a reasonable c
Originally posted by fraterormus
That's an interesting thought on the ramifications.
That also has me wondering what this court precedent means for immigration. Does that mean a child born in the United States to illegal immigrants can now legally seek citizenship as a child rather than face deportation with their parents?
Likewise, if children are held legally accountable for their actions, does that mean that it is now okay for predatory lenders to sign-up children for pre-approved Credit Cards and Loans? If they are regarded by the law as legally accountable, then they can legally enter binding contracts...
Does that mean that 4 year old Jill can sue 4 year old Jack for Defamation of Character when Jack told everyone on the preschool playground that she was a "Bugger Eater"? As if our Judicial system wasn't already overburdened with overly-litigious lawsuits with little or no merit!
Originally posted by snowspirit
If children this young are legally allowed to be sued
Originally posted by fraterormus
That's an interesting thought on the ramifications.
That also has me wondering what this court precedent means for immigration. Does that mean a child born in the United States to illegal immigrants can now legally seek citizenship as a child rather than face deportation with their parents?
Originally posted by DSSONE
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Laughing at America. Though the UK is crazy I don' think we'd ever allow a case like this to get this far. Laughable, literally.
Originally posted by britt
Does this mean I can sue my Three yr. old for drawing on my kitchen table?
Originally posted by JR MacBeth
Sure, let's get the kid in court. Let the judge, and attorneys yabber on, giving the kid a complex. After all, the kid killed an old lady!