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enderxzebulun t1_j1yvva5 wrote

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

>I just don’t see how that could hold up in court, being responsible for another legal adult without any power of attorney, etc in place. But whatever, Mississippi, you do you.

Why wouldn't it hold up in court? It's a law.

Power of attorney doesn't make someone culpable for another's actions.

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Mentally_Displaced t1_j1z6wsi wrote

I’m not a lawyer. Power of attorney probably isn’t the correct thing here. I just don’t understand the rationale or legal basis of a law that says one or more adults are responsible for the actions of another adult until the third adult reaches some arbitrary milestone.

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Dubalicious t1_j20d8hs wrote

A person is not legally an adult in Mississippi until the age of 21.

And idk how that’s any different/less arbitrary than the number being 18.

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