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Aldervale t1_j1y4qie wrote

Reply to comment by wrath_of_grunge in Noah Galle, Parents, Sued Again After Crash Leaves Six Dead in Delray Beach by Spawnacus

Eh, I'd be perfectly fine with imprisoning wealthy people who splash out for their kids. It's just one of those behaviors, like kicking a puppy, that screams "I'm a garbage person and society as a whole would be better off without me!".

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wrath_of_grunge t1_j1y5h17 wrote

i'm not sure about other states, but in my state there is a financial responsibility law. until a person is 21, their parents are responsible for any accidents they get into.

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Mentally_Displaced t1_j1yc35w wrote

What state is that?

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gophergun t1_j1yd8qk wrote

The only state with any degree of parental responsibility at 21 is Mississippi, and that's only for vandalism.

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Mentally_Displaced t1_j1yfc2v wrote

I just don’t see how that could hold up in court, being responsible for another legal adult without any power of attorney, etc in place. But whatever, Mississippi, you do you.

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enderxzebulun t1_j1yvva5 wrote

>I just don’t see how that could hold up in court, being responsible for another legal adult without any power of attorney, etc in place. But whatever, Mississippi, you do you.

Why wouldn't it hold up in court? It's a law.

Power of attorney doesn't make someone culpable for another's actions.

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Mentally_Displaced t1_j1z6wsi wrote

I’m not a lawyer. Power of attorney probably isn’t the correct thing here. I just don’t understand the rationale or legal basis of a law that says one or more adults are responsible for the actions of another adult until the third adult reaches some arbitrary milestone.

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Dubalicious t1_j20d8hs wrote

A person is not legally an adult in Mississippi until the age of 21.

And idk how that’s any different/less arbitrary than the number being 18.

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