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re: North Carolina parents arrested after their child was hit by car and died
Posted on 6/3/25 at 2:36 pm to Dire Wolf
Posted on 6/3/25 at 2:36 pm to Dire Wolf
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white girl with dreads? i think we can safely assume there were drugs involved
There are no drug charges listed as any of the charges. So, no.
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Posted on 6/3/25 at 2:39 pm to Loup
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were the parents passed out drunk when it happened or something like that?
Probably. They didn't just charge the parents to rub it in. Well I don't think.
Posted on 6/3/25 at 2:39 pm to hottub
two felonies seem absurdly harsh based on the story. Maybe they were getting high at the time or something,
Posted on 6/3/25 at 2:40 pm to SouthEndzoneTiger
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Yeah, my parents would have been locked up. At 7 I was free to roam the neighborhood from daylight to dark.
Did your parents smoke so much weed that you always had a serious buzz?
Posted on 6/3/25 at 2:40 pm to Robin Masters
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they were getting high at the time or something,
sounds likely, especially with that bond
Posted on 6/3/25 at 2:42 pm to Robin Masters
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Maybe they were getting high at the time or something,
That has to be it. It says involuntary, so it's not like they pushed the child into traffic. But being under the influence when it happened and if the child was unsupervised because they were under the influence could definitely warrant those types of charges.
Posted on 6/3/25 at 2:42 pm to Motorboat
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I cut my dread off when I realized they made me look like a criminal.
Or an Egyptian.
Posted on 6/3/25 at 2:44 pm to hottub
At 7 I had my own paper route, supervised myself all summer long, and regularly rode my bike to the store by myself to buy cigarettes for my mother. That's just how it was in the 70s.
Posted on 6/3/25 at 3:00 pm to hottub
quote:no offense but w/ distracted texting drivers i wont let my 10yo ride a bike on the open road. i will always go with him.
I have 7 year old twins that ride their bikes through the neighborhood almost everyday with their buddies and never thought twice about it.
this aint the 70s or 80s anymore.
Posted on 6/3/25 at 3:03 pm to SouthEndzoneTiger
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Yeah, my parents would have been locked up. At 7 I was free to roam the neighborhood from daylight to dark.
Parenting has really changed and you can see it in the competency crisis.
Posted on 6/3/25 at 3:04 pm to hottub
There has to be more to this.
From first glance, this sounds like a tragic accident.
My heart breaks for the parents.
From first glance, this sounds like a tragic accident.
My heart breaks for the parents.
Posted on 6/3/25 at 3:09 pm to hottub
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I have 7 year old twins that ride their bikes through the neighborhood almost everyday with their buddies and never thought twice about it
I've been wondering when to start letting my 8 year old daughter do this. We have no sidewalks and she'd always have to be in the street, but seems like it should be soon where we let her have more independence.
I grew up in a neighborhood with sidewalks and we were always outside and all over the neighborhood but can't really remember if I was more 9-10 when having that free rein or 7-8.
Posted on 6/3/25 at 3:10 pm to BigGreenTiger
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gotta be more to the story. Can't imagine charging the parents for a tragic accident like this...
Another article says the accident happened near 1000 West Hudson Blvd in Gastonia, NC. That road appears to be a busy 4 lane road, not a residential street. So that's probably why they're getting charged.
Google street view
Posted on 6/3/25 at 3:11 pm to John Casey
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ride their bikes through the neighborhood almost everyday
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We have no sidewalks and she'd always have to be in the street
This was on a 4 lane highway, not a neighborhood street.
Posted on 6/3/25 at 3:13 pm to BigGreenTiger
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gotta be more to the story. Can't imagine charging the parents for a tragic accident like this...
Whatever you do, don’t read the link
In a Facebook post the Gastonia P.D. said, “While the Gastonia Police Department offers its deepest sympathies to the family for the heartbreaking loss of their child, the investigation revealed that the children involved were unsupervised at the time the boy stepped into traffic. In such cases, adults must be held accountable for their responsibilities to ensure a safe environment for their children.”
We’ve lost the fricking plot. Cops and DA are absolute POS for charging them; savage animals if they didn’t allow them to go to the funeral.
This post was edited on 6/3/25 at 3:17 pm
Posted on 6/3/25 at 3:15 pm to CAD703X
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no offense but w/ distracted texting drivers i wont let my 10yo ride a bike on the open road. i will always go with him.
They are very good about being “defensive bikers”. My biggest concern are the Amazon drivers who fly thru the neighborhood.
Posted on 6/3/25 at 3:16 pm to SouthEndzoneTiger
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In a Facebook post the Gastonia P.D. said, “While the Gastonia Police Department offers its deepest sympathies to the family for the heartbreaking loss of their child, the investigation revealed that the children involved were unsupervised at the time the boy stepped into traffic. In such cases, adults must be held accountable for their responsibilities to ensure a safe environment for their children.”
At this time, there is no evidence of speeding or wrongdoing on the part of the driver, therefore no charges have been filed. The driver continues to be cooperative and the incident remains under active investigation by the Gastonia Police Department’s Traffic Division.
Yeah, my parents would have been locked up. At 7 I was free to roam the neighborhood from daylight to dark.
This is my first thought as well. We were all over the neighborhood riding bikes, go carts, big wheels, you name it. Built forts in the woods, camps, camp fires and later riding 3 wheelers all over with no helmet(not that I would let my kids do that now), but c'mon. Crap happens.
Posted on 6/3/25 at 3:24 pm to i am dan
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I couldn't imagine losing a child and then facing prison time. Sounds like that would be too much to bear.
If it were my only child I don't imagine I'd care too much. I'd already be dead on the inside.
Posted on 6/3/25 at 3:26 pm to SouthEndzoneTiger
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There are no drug charges listed as any of the charges. So, no.
There doesn't technically have to be drug charges if they were intoxicated or high while this happened to their child.
Posted on 6/3/25 at 3:31 pm to Funky Tide 8
Yea, but it's still just an assumption that they were even involved.
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