Legal Question in Personal Injury in Indiana
In a situation of a dog bite. The bite took place in a public park the dog was on a leash, and the handler had stopped to give the dog water. A 2 year old ran from bleachers directly up to the dog, even as the handlers pulled the dog back. The bite was on the shoulder and did leave a mark but no puncture and no medical attention was given to the child. No attempt was made by the parents to stop or restrain the child in any way. The statement made after the bite by them was, "We have told him not to go up to strange dogs, maybe now he will learn." The dog was quarantined and evaluated. My question is could the parents be prosecuted for child endangerment? They made no effort to control the child and from their statement his is something the child is likely to do.
1 Answer from Attorneys
What is it that you're trying to accomplish? Are you trying to punish the parents for an unfortunate incident? If parents were prosecuted for child endangerment every time that their kid misbehaved, all parents would be in jail by now.
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