In The Straits Times today, a coroner's inquiry into schoolboy tragedy ruled that the 10-year-old's death in a taxi-bike crash an accident.
Youth or ignorance is no excuse for stupidity. And certainly, youth is no shield against death.
According to the report, the boy was cycling home after tuition on the evening of 23 Feb when a taxi hit him near an uncontrolled T-junction in a housing estate.
Two independent witnesses had come forward and gave accounts of what they saw. One of them, a driver who nearly collided with the boy's bicycle, said that the boy had dashed out from the far left and encroached into his path, forcing him to brake hard. Before the driver could alight to reprimand the boy, he had cycled to the opposite side and collided into the cab.
The driver also told police that the boy did not check for approaching vehicles before crossing the junction.
The other witness, another cab driver who was behind the ill-fated cab, said he too saw the boy cycle into the cab's path.
I hope this case sets the precedent for more LOGICAL legal rulings in the future. If idiots are killed, rule them accordingly.
This way, we can raise the average IQ of Singapore's gene pool.
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