[AChimp]

Animals are the double standard in today's laws. If you break into a house, you will get a stiffer sentence for kicking the family dog than you will for stealing their TV.

What this article is talking isn't a completely out of the ordinary occurrence for this kind of situation. It's only being reported on in this fashion because it was a kid who volunteered a lot that got squashed rather than "less wonderful" person. The media always focuses on the bad stories where the family is out for blood because negativity sells.

100% responsibility does not translate into 100% fault for shit happening. If you rear-end me, it's 100% your fault, even though I'm 100% responsible for making sure that it doesn't happen to me. If it's a legitimate accident where no one is to blame, the most you have to do is pay the token fine, because it's the "law."