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This is the scene of another accident I witnessed a few years ago when a child was hit by a car. As a parent, it's hard not to imagine your own child's bike on the ground as emergency workers gather around a young and frightened face.

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At times like this it is natural to feel anger and want to strike out at someone we think should be punished. In this case, there are many factors that point to poor choices by the suspect - and judging by the comments at the end of the online articles on this Web site there are many in our community who are ready to cast stones. The issue of immigration has also been raised.

By Richard Haddad June 19, 2008