Man, what did I hear today! I was sitting quietly having my coffee, watching the news, and I stumbled upon one that took my breath away. In Thailand, in Mukdahan province, an 11-year-old kid stole his father's pickup and plowed straight into a group of Buddhist monks on a pilgrimage.
Nine dead, bro! Five on the spot, four in the hospital. And another 13 injured, three of them in critical condition.
You don't know what I went through when I saw those surveillance camera images – a zigzag at full speed, and those monks didn't stand a chance. Me, if you ask me, this is a sign that something's wrong with the parents or the system. How do you leave the car keys within reach of an 11-year-old?
Back home in Berceni, the neighbor from apartment 4, Uncle Gheorghe, keeps his Dacia keys under the mat, but at least he doesn't have small kids. This is about a pickup truck, man, not a toy! The boy was detained and they're going to interrogate him with those child protection folks.
I think it's clear: speed was deadly. By the way, the accident happened during a Buddhist pilgrimage, and the local community is in mourning. Who would have thought a kid could cause so much damage?
I think about Mioara, when I leave Brian with the car in the parking lot, it gives me chills. Let's be serious, parents need to be more responsible. Good thing it wasn't here, or we'd have even more to comment on.
