Reply #9: Have a little compassion.

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People don't think clearly or make good decisions when they're grieving a loss, and these people were grieving several huge losses at one time. The Dad had just lost his job, so it wouldn't surprise me if he wasn't exactly in the best shape for making good driving choices. Then the Mom, who'd just lost her family's financial security AND her daughter, made yet another bad choice. I doubt if the mother was even entirely SANE at the moment, to be honest.

People do crazy shit when they're grieving that hard. If you can't find a shred of compassion inside for them, at least have the decency to criticize them somewhere else. Jesus.