Stupid parents should be prosecuted - Page 2

mistyisjafo · 07-12-2005, 10:30 PM

I can't imagine how they forgot or why. But after 3 years of working in the D-land parking lot I'm not surprised by some people's lack of thinking. People would constantly leave a pet in their car usually with no food, water and some times not even a window crack. Back in the days when you parked in the old lot there wasn't even shade so what people were thinking when they'd lock up their pooch or kitty, I'll never know.

I know some people leave their kid in the car to "go in for just a second" but from what I learned in that parking lot is that in about 5 minutes with the window opened a "crack" the car can go from a cool 75 degrees to a sweltering 95 or more (depending on weather). Basically it becomes an oven.

So NEVER leave any pet or child in the car unless attended by an adult, even for a minute.

scaeagles · 07-12-2005, 10:34 PM

When I wrote the OP, I was pissed. I know I would punish myself more than anyone could ever punish me should I ever do something like this.

Having kids, I'd like to think I'd never do anything that stupid (I know I'd never have left a kid in the tub to answer the phone - that IS prosecutable if you ask me). I just look at my kids and imagine them literally cooking to death and it honestly makes me physically ill.

Jazzman · 07-13-2005, 10:15 PM

What I wonder about is why someone hasn't thought up a simple little device to counter this possibility? I mean, your door dings if you open it while the keys are still in the ignition. It seems a simple matter to tinker together a little device that dings if the carseat is clicked while the engine is off. Run it into the cigarette lighter or something so it can sense whether the car is on or off and program it to sound once the power cuts. It'd probably save a couple lives.

mistyisjafo · 07-13-2005, 10:29 PM

You should Patent that Jazzman

blueerica · 07-14-2005, 06:00 AM

Actually, that's an excellent idea, Jazzman....

scaeagles · 07-14-2005, 10:36 AM

The more details that come out about the story, the more fried I am.

It wasn't the mother of the baby who left it in the car, it was the mother's sister.

Apparently, the aunt and uncle picked up the mother and baby. The aunt dropped off the hubby at work, then the mother, and then was to take the baby home to watch during the day.

While she was doing this, her children (not exactly sure how many), none older than 10, were left at home alone.

The police have asked her what she was doing during the five hours that the baby was in the car. She says she "can't account for them". What? You can't account for those five hours? That's crap. What that means is that she's covering for something that she considers worse than leaving a baby in the car to bake to death. Maybe she got high. Maybe she left with a boyfriend somewhere. Who knows. But she can't account for her whereabouts? BS.

07-12-2005, 10:30 PM	#1
mistyisjafo A JAFO Production Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Orange, CA Posts: 567	I can't imagine how they forgot or why. But after 3 years of working in the D-land parking lot I'm not surprised by some people's lack of thinking. People would constantly leave a pet in their car usually with no food, water and some times not even a window crack. Back in the days when you parked in the old lot there wasn't even shade so what people were thinking when they'd lock up their pooch or kitty, I'll never know. I know some people leave their kid in the car to "go in for just a second" but from what I learned in that parking lot is that in about 5 minutes with the window opened a "crack" the car can go from a cool 75 degrees to a sweltering 95 or more (depending on weather). Basically it becomes an oven. So NEVER leave any pet or child in the car unless attended by an adult, even for a minute. __________________
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07-12-2005, 10:34 PM	#2
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	When I wrote the OP, I was pissed. I know I would punish myself more than anyone could ever punish me should I ever do something like this. Having kids, I'd like to think I'd never do anything that stupid (I know I'd never have left a kid in the tub to answer the phone - that IS prosecutable if you ask me). I just look at my kids and imagine them literally cooking to death and it honestly makes me physically ill.
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Jazzman Sax God Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Portland's Tijuana Posts: 510	What I wonder about is why someone hasn't thought up a simple little device to counter this possibility? I mean, your door dings if you open it while the keys are still in the ignition. It seems a simple matter to tinker together a little device that dings if the carseat is clicked while the engine is off. Run it into the cigarette lighter or something so it can sense whether the car is on or off and program it to sound once the power cuts. It'd probably save a couple lives.
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07-13-2005, 10:29 PM	#4
mistyisjafo A JAFO Production Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Orange, CA Posts: 567	You should Patent that Jazzman __________________
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07-14-2005, 10:36 AM	#6
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	The more details that come out about the story, the more fried I am. It wasn't the mother of the baby who left it in the car, it was the mother's sister. Apparently, the aunt and uncle picked up the mother and baby. The aunt dropped off the hubby at work, then the mother, and then was to take the baby home to watch during the day. While she was doing this, her children (not exactly sure how many), none older than 10, were left at home alone. The police have asked her what she was doing during the five hours that the baby was in the car. She says she "can't account for them". What? You can't account for those five hours? That's crap. What that means is that she's covering for something that she considers worse than leaving a baby in the car to bake to death. Maybe she got high. Maybe she left with a boyfriend somewhere. Who knows. But she can't account for her whereabouts? BS.
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