Not here in Texas...in fact just this week, a man was sitting in his stalled car on side of the freeway in Houston with his kid in the car when a drunk driver smashed into them and killed the kid. The father was drunk too, and he was charged with DWI and vehicular manslaughter. The drunken driver who crashed into the stalled car was charged only with DWI and was released on bail, while the father, who was not driving, remains behind bars.

Being unable to make bail is not the same thing as being found guilty of a crime and sent to prison. All your example means is that the man whose child was killed did not have the money (or friends or family who have money) to make bail. His bail would have been set higher than the other driver because his charge was a felony.

I went online and looked up this case. The father's car was either stalled or moving slowly, but he was in a regular traffic lane. He had not pulled off the road nor did not have his headlights on. The father was charged with driving while intoxicated with a child under the age of 15 in his vehicle, a felony charge in Texas. Prosecutors have been coming down hard on parents who drive drunk with their children in the car.

And am i the only one who feels that Luke has spent the better part of the last several years walking around looking like he needed a good hot shower?

Most definitely. That's why he's often called a reprobate. TG loves for Luke to be edgy; he probably equates needing a shower with edginess.

Edited May 24, 201213 yr by SweetPea36

What I learn for this conversation is that a mother should have her eyes on her child 24/7 and the U.S. court system take into consideration how complicated an "accidents" was when it come to D.U.I and an hit and run when the person who has been roll over has died.

Also, only uselessly bad mothers read their mail when their children are awake.

Also, only uselessly bad mothers read their mail when their children are awake.

Correction: Only uselessly bad mothers read their mail when their children are alive.

Mothers are not allowed to read their mail because that requires them to take their eyes off their children.

Like it or not if your 4 year old child walks out of your house and into the street and gets hits by a car the parent has to bear some responsibility. It isn't about watching your child 24/7 but your child's safety should be one of your biggest concerns, if you child can open doors then it is up to you to make sure that they are locked, with locks that are high enough to not open.

It was a tragic accident. I am not hating on Liz but she was the mother, can you have your eyes on your child every second of the day, realistically no; but my mom always said that being a mother is a 24/7 job and that you have to have eyes behind your head at times. It was a tragic accident and with such accidents both Luke and Liz played a part.

Mothers with young children should read their mail after making sure that they have securely locked the doors or after they have put their young children to bed. I lot of mothers don't experience me time until the children are asleep.

Edited May 24, 201213 yr by chyti

What a disgusting conversation. It is no wonder daytime is misogynistic. Essentially what is being said is that if a child runs into the street and is killed by a drunk driver it is the mothers fault and solely her fault, the poor drunk driver practically had no choice but to run the kid over.

I can accept Luke the child killing rapist. What I can't accept is that seemingly bright women (Anna, Felicia, Heather, Holly, Skye, Tracy) fall all over themselves to be with the Luke. What is the allure other than the writers telling the viewers that Luke is a stud? <rolls eyes>

Interesting that you didn't include Laura in the list of bright women .

What a disgusting conversation. It is no wonder daytime is misogynistic. Essentially what is being said is that if a child runs into the street and is killed by a drunk driver it is the mothers fault and solely her fault, the poor drunk driver practically had no choice but to run the kid over.

Were did anyone say that? What was said was that the mother played a part in what was a tragic accident. If the never got out of the house they would never had been an incident. The drunk driver is responsible for hitting the child there is no excuse for drinking and driving, but in this case any one drunk or sober could have struck a young child running in front of their car.

Interesting that you didn't include Laura in the list of bright women .

Although, given that she has been away now for as long as she has (even if her kids need her in their lives), perhaps she's the brightest one of all.

Edited May 24, 201213 yr by MissLlanviewPA

I think some of you are intentionally missing the point we are making here, but that's okay.

Forget Luke because drunk driving didn't kill that kid. A 4 year old in the road at night is what did him in. The first question a social worker, who would have been at the hospital, would have asked Liz where was she when Jake was hit. The police would want to know if she saw anything. Realistically, an investigation would have ensued to make certain her other two children were safe. I am indifferent to Liz, though I hated her in 2007, so I don't care who the mother was in this case. If it were Carly, I seriously doubt many of you would be this passionate.

Yes, we have to keep an eye on our children all the time. The writers made Liz look foolish. I'd rather she had been tying Cam's shoe than engrossed in a paternity test. All this to not tell a story about alcoholism? Ridiculous!

ANDREA

Edited May 24, 201213 yr by ChitHappens

Interesting that you didn't include Laura in the list of bright women .

Luke didnt deteriorate into the complete and utter loser he is today until this past decade and she wasnt around to stupidly throw herself at him and degrade herself to be with him

I think some of you are intentionally missing the point we are making here, but that's okay.

Forget Luke because drunk driving didn't kill that kid. A 4 year old in the road at night is what did him in. The first question a social worker, who would have been at the hospital, would have asked Liz where was she when Jake was hit. The police would want to know if she saw anything. Realistically, an investigation would have ensued to make certain her other two children were safe. I am indifferent to Liz, though I hated her in 2007, so I don't care who the mother was in this case. If it were Carly, I seriously doubt many of you would be this passionate.

Yes, we have to keep an eye on our children all the time. The writers made Liz look foolish. I'd rather she had been tying Cam's shoe than engrossed in a paternity test. All this to not tell a story about alcoholism? Ridiculous!

ANDREA

it reminds me that just a few years earlier, she left matches around for Cameron to play with and when he ran outside, she let the door lock behind her with Jake alone in the burning house!

Edited May 24, 201213 yr by Cheap21

Locking a child or a non-functioning adult in a house with locks that can't be reached is considered abuse. It's certainly dangerous. A home is not a dog crate.

Mothers have to go to the bathroom, clean, cook dinner, wash dishes, do laundry and dress and bathe more than one child. The list is endless. It is not possible to do all of those things while constantly watching a child. Of course a social worker would have asked what the mother was doing, but in the end reading the mail would not be seen as neglect.

If this had happened to one of Carly's children, their true mother the nanny would be blamed and Jason would probably take her somewhere and shoot her. GH has poofed Morgan and he no longer exists. They were able to do that without killing the kid.

It's too bad because the GH kid who really needs to be gotten rid of is Aidan, a truly worthless character.

If this had happened to one of Carly's children, their true mother the nanny would be blamed and Jason would probably take her somewhere and shoot her. GH has poofed Morgan and he no longer exists. They were able to do that without killing the kid.

Who on the show was blaming Liz? No one.. Its the viewers who are looking to Liz. If this had happened to Carly, people on the show wouldnt blame her but viewers most definetly would be saying stuff about ehr as well

I'm actually going to say something good.

I didn't watch the whole show yesterday, only 20 minutes actually, but Brandon is killing this convoluted chit! I will watch the rest willingly.

ANDREA

Interesting that you didn't include Laura in the list of bright women .

Laura was blinded in a way when it came to Luke but she did ultimately toss him out when her children were almost killed because of him. I've not seen Carly, Liz or now Sam run away from any of these so called noble men when their kids got in harms way. Wasnt Jake kidnapped and almost killed by some Russian mob guy?

I don't think the issue is Luke running over Jake it's the lack of remorse and consequences for this event. It was just a distasteful and poorly done story. Luke couldnt even express remorse to his own child Lucky for what happened to Luckys son.

And the diff with Luke is he was never a villain. He skated the law but always had a conscience when it came to things that were important. That conscience is obliterated and has been since Guza took over. I'm not sure what a woman like Anna who was married to the fantastic Robert Scorpio would see in this generation Luke or Tracy for that matter who always craved for power and approval from her father. He's a disgusting skeevy pervert playing a character still running on his super soap star status of the 80's.