Editor,
Shame on District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe for his decision not to prosecute the driver who killed 4-year-old Ayden Fang on a downtown Burlingame sidewalk and injured three other children, one on foot and two on bike.
Editor,
Shame on District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe for his decision not to prosecute the driver who killed 4-year-old Ayden Fang on a downtown Burlingame sidewalk and injured three other children, one on foot and two on bike.
Shame on DA Stephen Wagstaffe for not having the courage to announce this controversial decision and instead getting his assistant district attorney take the heat.
Shame on the Burlingame Police Department for rushing to call the crash a “chain reaction” (i.e., unavoidable), making it more difficult to prosecute the driver.
Shame on jurors that fail to convict dangerous drivers when they kill.
Shame on the elected officials who remain silent and inert when three pedestrians die on Burlingame streets in a year.
There is no justice for Ayden and his family. Our legal system and government have failed to protect us. The message is that it is OK to kill, as long as you are behind the wheel of a car.
Mike Swire
San Mateo
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(1) comment
While a horrible incident I am not sure you can prove beyond a reasonable doubt the driver knew the victim and intended to murder. I am sure the DA spoke to the family and asked them what they were wanting.
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