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re: Walker High Senior cheerleader killed in car wreck last night...UPDATE: arrest made
Posted on 1/1/24 at 1:18 pm to RealSECKicker
Posted on 1/1/24 at 1:18 pm to RealSECKicker
You trash baw. Hope they ban your arse.
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Posted on 1/1/24 at 1:18 pm to toosleaux
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Who lets their 17 year old high schooler drive around at 1am on New Years Eve?
I did. Just to bring a friend home who lives nearby and come right back. Had the whole safety talk beforehand. Prayed after they left and when they got home. At this age, you know that in less than a year, you won’t be there every day so you try to let them have a taste of independence and see how they handle it. As a parent, you get shite on for being overprotective then shite on for not protecting enough.
Posted on 1/1/24 at 1:18 pm to Lake08
The law gets weird with wrecks, fault, and DWI. I have a family member who was 100% at fault for a wreck where she made a u-turn in front of another vehicle and got hit. The other driver had been drinking, so they were found to be 100% at fault. That never really sat well with me, if we're being honest. My family member clearly caused that wreck.
This post was edited on 1/1/24 at 1:19 pm
Posted on 1/1/24 at 1:20 pm to sleepytime
It has been a shitty school year for WHS.
Posted on 1/1/24 at 1:23 pm to toosleaux
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Who lets their 17 year old high schooler drive around at 1am on New Years Eve?
I did. You have to let them off the leash at some point.
Posted on 1/1/24 at 1:27 pm to Scuttle But
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You have to let them off the leash at some point.
wrong point.
Posted on 1/1/24 at 1:29 pm to Rick9Plus
Not on NYE. I don't even drive on NYE after dark because of all the drunks on the road. An inexperienced young driver would have even less skill, vigilance, reaction time etc. needed to respond to or handle the what ifs versus someone that has been driving for years. Not worth the risk for me.
Posted on 1/1/24 at 1:30 pm to LegendInMyMind
quote:Yeah, that's pretty twisted. We've picked this one crime, usually a misdemeanor, and decided that anyone who commits it basically loses whole categories of rights that I would argue are God-given, e.g. the right to be judged fairly.
The law gets weird with wrecks, fault, and DWI. I have a family member who was 100% at fault for a wreck where she made a u-turn in front of another vehicle and got hit. The other driver had been drinking, so they were found to be 100% at fault. That never really sat well with me, if we're being honest. My family member clearly caused that wreck.
Another manifestation of it that I see is this notion that, for example, a driver who causes a horrible wreck is somehow less culpable if his toxicological tests come back negative.
Posted on 1/1/24 at 1:31 pm to Scuttle But
quote:1 am on NYE isn’t letting off leash. It is throwing em to the wolves.
You have to let them off the leash at some point.
Posted on 1/1/24 at 1:32 pm to Scuttle But
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I did. You have to let them off the leash at some point.
New years eve? Nah.
Posted on 1/1/24 at 1:38 pm to sleepytime
Prayers for family and friends.. terrible way to start the new year.
Posted on 1/1/24 at 1:44 pm to tigerfoot
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1 am on NYE isn’t letting off leash. It is throwing em to the wolves.
That’s a valid argument. My kid was actually pretty traumatized by what they saw last night. It was about half a mile from our house and on a stretch of road i wasn’t worried about. I mostly fear them driving on 2-lane roads with a high speed limit like Hwy 16. This morning we talked about seatbelts and watching for the mistakes of other drivers. My fear is having them go away to college with nearly zero life experience. Talk about wolves. I didn’t expect them to experience what they did on a 5-minute drive, though. I’m sure the kid who died’s parents didn’t either.
Posted on 1/1/24 at 1:47 pm to TrueBaldPate
I live in Walker and may know the family.
Posted on 1/1/24 at 1:49 pm to TygerLyfe
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wrong point.
Yeah. Probably a couple years too late to be honest
Posted on 1/1/24 at 2:10 pm to dukke v
My granddaughter was a cheerleader at Walker for 4 years and was good friends with her. She is devastated! My heart hurts for the family. A very good family!
Posted on 1/1/24 at 2:12 pm to sleepytime
Prayers for them. I can’t even imagine.
Posted on 1/1/24 at 2:12 pm to Scuttle But
Accidents happen every day. A parent’s job is to teach them to be responsible and discipline them when needed. I really don’t understand what some of you posters want.
Posted on 1/1/24 at 2:16 pm to dukke v
My condolences???
Posted on 1/1/24 at 2:21 pm to LSUfanatic
Oh man…
Posted on 1/1/24 at 2:21 pm to tigerfoot
I would think most 17 year olds may have a 12:00 curfew from their parents. On NYE, 12:00 is the highlight. A 17 year old driving at 1 am is quite normal. Do you expect the 17 year old to be home before midnight on NYE?
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