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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (3 children)

That, unfortunately, does not sound like an Onion headline.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fair enough. I originally figured the absurdity of the situation might be enough to push it over the line, but on second thought, it probably needs another bit of absurdity or irony to really sound like an Onion headline.

If there's a consensus that it doesn't belong, I'll delete it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I don't think it's worth deleting necessarily. I was just making a jab of my own.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It certainly does after reading the other headline about the 3 yo shooting the 1 yo with a gun. This seems satirical of that headline while being real.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

It does sound like FloridaMan however. Florida... Child?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Negligent parents/adult permits a child kill another

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Do golf carts have hand controls for throttle? How does a 3 year old even physically reach the go pedal and steer otherwise?

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