In this new normal that we live in, also known as American society, things have evolved to the point that there is hardly anything recognized as an accident anymore. You can blame it on the lawyers, our court system, psychiatrist, the cops, whomever you want to blame it on.......someone always has to be at fault in our society anymore.
When I was a kid, accidents happened all the time. People got hit on their bikes by a car, kids fell and hurt themselves at the playground, some dude fell off his roof while installing an antennae, a little old lady slipped on some ice and broke a hip, a cowboy got thrown off his horse and cracked his skull.......all unfortunate events, but all considered accidents. The insurance companies paid the tab, and everybody went on their merry way through life.
This day and age, everybody wants to sue somebody when these types of events take place. Somebody always has to take the blame....the lawyers make sure of it. Someone is always at fault....always.
This petition that just surfaced is an indicator of that mentality to me. Because this little boy died, somebody has to take the blame for it......they have to. There's no such thing as an unfortunate accident anymore in this country, whether it's something a child does, or an adult. It's sort of a sad mentality when you get to thinking about it. Nothing in life can be random, it all has to be planned out and orchestrated to perfection, otherwise, someone has to take the blame when things go awry.
