4-year-olds can be sued

[Solace]

4-year old children can be sued and held responsible in civil courts in the US now. This is crazy.
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Citing cases dating back as far as 1928, a judge has ruled that a young girl accused of running down an elderly woman while racing a bicycle with training wheels on a Manhattan sidewalk two years ago can be sued for negligence.“A parent’s presence alone does not give a reasonable child carte blanche to engage in risky behavior such as running across a street,” the judge wrote. He added that any “reasonably prudent child,” who presumably has been told to look both ways before crossing a street, should know that dashing out without looking is dangerous, with or without a parent there. The crucial factor is whether the parent encourages the risky behavior; if so, the child should not be held accountable.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/29/nyregion/29young.html

[CaptainKal]

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This is crazy.
No. The crazy is the one who sued the 4 year old.