"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
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On Sat, 18 Jun 2005 15:01:47 +0200, Thomas Borchert
wrote in
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Larry,

The youth is not an adult. To expect him to have the judgment of an
adult is unreasonable.


But you'd agree that his behaviour was not, uhm, quite average for
14-year-olds, wouldn't you?

The kid's alleged behavior (being under age and driving his mother's
car presumably on a public street without possessing a driver's
licence nor her permission, and flying an aircraft without benefit of
license nor permission to use the aircraft) is irresponsible and
illegal. An adult would have been prosecuted with those crimes (and
may still be). In this country (US) the parents are responsible for
the behavior of their minor (under 18 years of age) children, so they
will at least bear the cost of damage their son caused to the
aircraft, and could conceivably face negligence charges if the
District Attorney feels the case warrants. All this is obvious.



It doesn't matter much, though.

He probably already has an agent, a book deal, a deposit on a TV movie, and
a speaking tour on the "Dangers of 14-Year-Olds Let Loose in Poorly Secured
GA Airports". In his adult years, he will open a Flight School with
revolutionary new training techniques that allow Student Solo certification
after just 2 hours dual and a full PPL in an additional 5 hours solo. He
will become a lobbyist/consultant to have the FAA amend their regulations
accordingly.... perhaps even become head of said FAA and revolutionize it
completely.

People will look back at his teen-age indiscretions with amusement, as they
do at their own.