“She shouldn’t have let the kid drive the cart”
Why not?
Were they on a public road? Is a state issued license required to drive a golf cart? Was the public ever endangered by the 11 year old driver?
I’m sorry, but arresting this woman for child endangerment was a huge overreach on the part of the police department. Thug government at its worst, in my opinion.
She said she violated the minimum age for driving the cart. Also, it sounds like they were heading back to a bungalow, which could have meant they were driving on the street—didn’t the story say it was a two block drive?
If it was on private land AND there was no prohibition on cart driving age, then there wouldn’t have been an issue.
Is it okay for me to put you at risk of a lawsuit because I want to ignore your prohibition?
“ You must be 16 and have a valid drivers’ license to drive a golf cart on Bald Head Island.”
This is why she should not have let the kid drive the cart. But I don’t see anything in the story that leads me to believe the cops thought the kid was drunk. When they let the husband drive off with the cart, I don’t believe the story about them being drunk. When they do no sobriety test I don’t believe the story about them being drunk. When the cop doesn’t show up twice for the court, coupled with the above, I don’t believe their version of the story at all.
Husband that was supposedly sitting next to the kid should have been given a citation and sent on his way.