It's odd how the NYT article names neither the DA nor the judge that prosecuted them, and let the driver walk.
Edit: I missed it: they do name the DA later in the article. The judge remains anonymous.
NewJazz•58m ago
It names the DA at least. In bold.
anonfordays•55m ago
Did we read the same NYT article?
"Gaston County’s district attorney, Travis Page"
john-h-k•42m ago
> The “walk” to the store includes crossing a 45-mph, four-lane stroad with no midblock crosswalk, no traffic calming, and a median that hides oncoming traffic.
Yes, this is bad design. But I do think it’s negligent to let a child cross this road unsupervised. If it was a suburban street this would be crazy, but it’s not and I think them being charged is reasonable
falcor84•34m ago
I disagree. My parents let me walk around the city when I was 7, and I think that I would have been worse off if they hadn't. As I see it, if a kid is old enough for compulsory education, then they're old enough to walk outside without parental supervision.
jjani•34m ago
In the developed world this is absolutely unthinkable.
petermcneeley•25m ago
Why is this child even walking around? Did his pod run out of bugs?
sfc32•1h ago
sfc32•1h ago
On a related note https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/news/2025/being-hit-suv-i...
like_any_other•1h ago
Edit: I missed it: they do name the DA later in the article. The judge remains anonymous.
NewJazz•58m ago
anonfordays•55m ago
"Gaston County’s district attorney, Travis Page"