Originally Posted by Polaris OBark

I am terribly sorry to hear that. I cannot imagine anything more horrible.



It's a bit more complicated, because the parents of the girl who died did not buy the bike, according to the New York Times article that was linked in the earlier thread on this topic. Rather, the parents of her friend bought it for her older sister. They took the bike for a joy-ride that ended tragically.

If anyone should be held responsible in this particular case, it would be the parents of the child's friend. Their irresponsibility and negligence created the opportunity for this tragedy.