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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

The Case Of The Underaged Driver - Dul's big break?




              お早う, everyone! I am reporter Yume, and welcome to the Midnight Channel 001. Today I will be reporting about the famous under-aged driving accident that happened in Indonesia-  Ahmad Abdul Qodir Jaelani or also known as Dul, son of Ahmad Dhani and Maia Estianty. Oh wow! So much gossip, you know? Do not fret, this reporter will tell you the exact truth about the big case!

            Did you know that underaged drivers are most likely to cause a crash than older drivers? This is because of inexperience and carelessness. About 30% of crashes have happened to kill many underaged drivers are all involved in either alcohol or speed driving. Not only that the accidents have lead to losses of life, but also emotional and physical traumatic experiences on the survivors of the crashes. This is the reason why licenses are given at the set age, in this case, 17. Sadly, because of stubbornness and curiosity, this case came up in the papers. 


         It is debatable if the parents of the child are the ones who should take responsibility for the lives lost and the scars of the survivors. Depending on the case, parents are often judged because they are the sole child's caretaker. In rare occasions, the teen [ or preteen, in this case] would be the true culprit of the crime and usually would be sent to juvenile hall.  In this case, the parent [Because Ahmad Dhani is the current guardian for Dul- Ahmad Dhani and Maia Estianty have divorced] is to blame on the case. 

        The police commissioner on the case,  has stated the following: "His parents should not be held responsible for the incident. Criminal sentences are an individual responsibility." The statement might be true if it wasn't for a the last part. If criminal sentences are an individual's responsibility, would it be right if the traumatized son, who lost 1 litre of blood, be sent to jail that could not only traumatize, but damage the boy's brain? Prison, or even Juvenile Hall, is a traumatizing place for a 13 year old boy, and you would know that. He could die in there, and the crime wasn't even half his fault.

       It is stated that the driver was on holiday, but that's strange, considering that if Dul had told the driver that he would take the day off, and he was going to go around 6.00 PM, then the driver would consider about asking the father of Dul in order to confirm the said order. If the driver DID take on holiday [which he did], then the father was well aware that Dul was driving, which is already wrong in the first place.

      Proven by the facts, it is shown that the father is guilty. This is Yume from Midnight Channel 001. Thanks for reading!

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