Originally posted by: DonVito
Originally posted by: SampSon
Sure, though you don't know his situation. Chances are he is a very wealthy person, probably in the millions of dollars.
Being wealthy usually takes a lot of work. What if this father neglects his son because of business? Then throwing money at the sitaution would be his style of coping with it.
Oh, I imagine you're right on all counts, but that doesn't, to me, excuse his negligence in buying his son such a blisteringly powerful, hard-to-tame car. There are any number of less-treacherous toys he might have bought his son if he were so inclined.
I imagine the father in this case is feeling terribly guilty right now, and appropriately so. I don't advocate his prosecution, like some others here, but IMO he must shoulder some significant guilt for his poor decision in buying his son a Viper of all things. Obviously it's possible this same accident would have happened even if his son had a mere mortal's car (say, a Civic), but there simply are not many current, street-legal cars that pose greater risk than a Viper.