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I don't get it. If you kill someone accidentally with a knife or gun it's manslaughter. If you pick the wrong person to beat on it's assault. The idea is that you can't simply hurt someone and walk away. There's accountability. If it was your action that caused someone else hurt or pain you need to do something - owe someone - to balance the scales. So will someone please explain to me why it's not a crime to run someone over with a car when it's "an accident"?

EL MONTE, Calif. (AP) -- An 85-year-old man who drove a car onto a patio at a Starbucks coffee shop and injured 10 people isn't likely to face charges, police said Saturday.

''It sounds like it's just a simple mistake by an elderly man,'' said police Sgt. Richard Williams, adding he ''seriously doubts'' charges will be filed.

What the Hell? He's 85 and he 'oopsie' just mangled 10 people. See it's ok really, it was just a slip. He though the brake was the gas and was just a little confused is all. But that's still ok. Because it was an accident. Because he was old. BULLSHIT. Fucking old people need to be held accountable - I don't care if he's at the end of his life.

Step one - yank the old fuckers licence away. He should never, ever drive anything faster than a golf cart again. Wait, screw that - no golf carts, not even a segue. The geezer shouldn't have control of ANYTHING with wheels and a motor, not even a lawn mower.

Step two - does he have insurance? His insurance had better fucking be covering the cost of the injuries he inflicted on other people. If not that then his estate and his fucking family for letting the old bastard out in a deadly weapon. Yes his family. They're the ones that know him best right? Chances are they knew he was too old to drive but wouldn't inconvenience themselves to deal with it, sure, so now they should pay for the trouble he's inflicted.

Step three - jail. Yes jail. I'm not saying years, but ffs - he just ran over 10 people! Put the fucker in jail until you determine that you're NOT going to file charges. No one is too old for a few days of jail. Don't let him wake up in his home, in his bed while other people are in intensive care. Let him be reminded every moment for the next few days where irresponsible people go.

I'm sick of this old people shit - where they screw up with a car and kill people then walk away. America is getting older and grayer, and people are being shown that as you age you are less accountable than when you were younger and had more responsibilities. If that's how we want to have it then lets give cars to pre-teenagers and not hold them accountable either. I promise you they would probably have less accidents than the old folks.