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NomadFire t1_j1yn13v wrote

Reply to comment by Tehni in Noah Galle, Parents, Sued Again After Crash Leaves Six Dead in Delray Beach by Spawnacus

> Unless you have a statistic that says kids with expensive cars are more likely to cause deadly crashes,

Where do I make this claim? The crash I mentioned wasn't even deadly.

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TheShishkabob t1_j1z0bsy wrote

The person that started this comment chain said that buying a BMW for a 17 year old was "gross negligence". Don't just ignore the context of a comment before you chip in yourself.

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shabby47 t1_j1z4dog wrote

To be fair he said buying the kid a BMW M5 is gross negligence. Would this have happened in a base model 3 series? Who knows? But putting such a powerful machine in the hands of a crazy teenager can lead to potentially worse outcomes.

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TheShishkabob t1_j1z8b1c wrote

How the fuck is buying any specific car "gross negligence" here? Would you have races down the street without a care if you had a more expensive vehicle as a teenager? I only ask because I sure as fuck wouldn't have.

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phantaxtic t1_j1z8th8 wrote

Because the M5 is an extremely powerful vehicle. It accelerates very quickly and can hit top speeds easily. The point is that giving a kid with no driving experience a race car is negligent

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reflUX_cAtalyst t1_j1z6lc2 wrote

What is the point you're trying to make then...??

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NomadFire t1_j1zer4l wrote

It was as simple as the guy I replied to said this.

> it's a bit silly what wealthy people

I was reminded of Hulk Hogan's son. So I decided to remind everyone. That was it wasn't any deeper than that. Didn't realize it would come off as me making an argument for or against anything. Just thought I would have got a lot of replies saying things like " I forgot all about that" and "that reminds me of this happening".

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