Stupid parents should be prosecuted

Prudence · 07-12-2005, 06:43 PM

I would draw a distinction between people who forget their baby and people who intentionally leave the kid in the car while they gamble/drink/work/shop/etc...

No doubt it's one of the worst of all possible mistakes to forget that your baby is in the car. Still, I don't know what sort of criminal punishment one might mete out and where limits might be drawn. Would liability be extended to, say, parents who leave the car unlocked and the child is able to crawl inside and get stuck? (Just had a case like this locally.)

07-12-2005, 06:43 PM	#8
Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	I would draw a distinction between people who forget their baby and people who intentionally leave the kid in the car while they gamble/drink/work/shop/etc... No doubt it's one of the worst of all possible mistakes to forget that your baby is in the car. Still, I don't know what sort of criminal punishment one might mete out and where limits might be drawn. Would liability be extended to, say, parents who leave the car unlocked and the child is able to crawl inside and get stuck? (Just had a case like this locally.) __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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