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[–]BrokenEarth 35 insightful - 2 fun35 insightful - 1 fun36 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

There's nothing she's legally responsible for. The concept of punishing the entire family for the actions of one of its members is a favorite tactic among the far left and was commonly done in the USSR.

The idea is basically that an apple reflects the tree it came from.

[–]Daraincork 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Bit of a reach to blame the extinct Soviet Union. Died 1989 - for the actions of this deranged Walter Mitty and his criminally negligent mother. Might be more to do with your country being awash with guns and your education system not functioning very well. Having said that , women are often held to a higher moral standard , which is obviously unfair. Perhaps his father wouldn't have faced this level of scrutiny had he driven the car.

[–]BrokenEarth 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I bring up the soviet union because many people I see talking about this still idolize it, its structure and practices.

Family members being guilty by association was common in the USSR, and although this mentality was not unique to the soviets, when people who support its ideology also support this familial guilt by association, its not hard to make a connection.