Should Parents be Responsible for the Acts of Their Children in Georgia?
In a front page New York Times story today, a writer decried the decision of a New York Court to allow a lawsuit against a 4 year old child to be considered by a jury rather than be thrown out as a matter of law.
In the New York case, two four year olds riding on bikes with training wheels were racing each other down a Manhattan sidewalk when they knocked down an 87 year old and broke her hip. According to the article the children were being supervised by their parents.
This case is a great example of how hard it is to legislate effectively. On the one hand if you let your kid ride fast down a sidewalk and they run into an old lady and break her hip, you are clearly morally obligated to at least pay her medical bills. On the other hand is the reality that kids will be kids and it is hard to hold a parent liable for something they cannot control.
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In a recent Georgia Court of Appeals decision, 
