Does anyone know how Jagger Smith is doing?
Does anyone know how Jagger Smith is doing?
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WTF : That new-ish KDCer sure deletes a lot of his/her posts.
HollyHobby : All the time. Especially if you disagree with her. 4951
HollyHobby : I agree with you. It is a tragedy for everyone involved. My kids are grown but I really don't know the right answer in this situation.
sillystring : One thing I do know is that most people (not all) who have something like this happen are never the same. Joy is often gone from their lives; it will be difficult for them to ever hold jobs, be financially self-sufficient, or be successful in relationships. I have a friend who accidentally hit a child that darted into the street, between parked cars, and the child died. My friend had not been drinking, and was under the speed limit, but the guilt he had from that accident affected him the rest of his life. It altered him as a person. 4951
buffaloglenn : But when someone dies, the guilty party needs to pay. Otherwise, all you have to do is say " I'm so sorry, I didn't mean it". All of the sorries don't bring the victims back.
WTF : I don't disagree; the laws have to be upheld and he will have to serve whatever sentence the jury or judge decides. And that sentence will not bring the victims back either. Or will a 10 million dollar lawsuit. 4951
IzzysMommy : Okay -- playing devil's advocate here for a second, so don't hurt me. LOL "Held accountable" -- what exactly is that? Being sued for a million dollars? Spending an appropriate amount of time in prison? Having one's life ruined FOREVER due to a stupid and tragic decision? I guess now that I have kids who are in this age range, I have a lot of compassion for young people who make life-altering decisions, ones that have the potential to ruin their lives forever and possibly lead to addictions and suicide. I'm not making any excuses, just compassion as I'm not sure what the truly RIGHT thing is to do. My husband had a young cousin who had an underage girlfriend. He was 18 or 19, she was 17. They had sex, her dad found out, and the young man spent years in a hard-core prison. He has NEVER been the same and has struggled with addictions and in every other way possible. That father felt he was doing the RIGHT thing and felt justified. I'm sure he felt he was holding the boy accountable.
HollyHobby : I'm not sure what others want but I would say something like a heartfelt apology from the kid, maybe seeing him talk with others at various schools about his situation and the tragic consequences that came from his decision would be helpful. Kids do this crap all the time, his ended badly for him, and especially the 2 girls he killed. I would hope he feels terrible and remorseful, but we don't get to see that. When his parents go out and hire a high priced lawyer it indicates that they are trying to save his *** - no one wants to see that. 4951
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TexasOma : Awe you think he's not haunted enough? I can honestly say no one cares what your opinion on the situation is. You think you're empathetic but it's easy to empathize with parents of a lost child. The parents forgave him. The girls were drunk too. They were all making bad decisions and they are paying in different ways. You not empathizing with a 17 year old who is dealing with guilt and the grief of losing two of his best friends, isn't impressing anyone.
motherofmykids : Uhhhh...I do get it! Our son was the stupid *** who died because of a drunk driver......HIMSELF!!!!!
Real sad deal but the parents must be loaded to have Chip Lewis as an attorney, that is a high profile attorney, the likes who get athletes off DWIs and plea it down to reckless driving. This option not available to everyday citizens. He has been mum the whole time, likely at attorney request.
Steven H : It's my understanding the parents sold a lot of their belongings to obtain money for the case and Jagger got a job. 4951
Steven H : It's my understanding the parents sold a lot of their belongings to obtain money for the case and Jagger got a job.
eighteen : If it were my son, we would have tried to do the same thing. Not to make sure he didn't pay a price for what happened but to give him the best chance possible in a court of law. 
This whole thing is making me very, very sad. 4951 This discussion has been locked.
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