They Let Their Children Cross the Street, and Now They're Felons

The death of a child is already the most traumatic thing that can happen to a human being.

Is adding insult to injury really necessary?

Absolutely shameful behavior by the state here. I can only imagine the kind of fear that stories like this must strike in parents, as if it's not worrying enough to consider to possibility that your child could meet an unfortunate end, but that the system will make sure that you, the parent, will be punished for it.

If something as banal as crossing the street can yield major knock-on legal consequences, what's really off the table at this point?