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The Mother took her two-year old inside to a WalMart but decided it would be a good idea to leave her baby in the car... Doors unlocked... While the SUV was still running.
Thief ended up taking the SUV but pulled off to the side of the road, flagged a car down and asked them to dial 911 or take the baby to a hospital.
Yeah it's absolutely horrible on the Mother's part.
It's one thing to leave your newborn alone in a car... Another to leave the doors unlocked... And a whole different level to also leave the car running.
Clearly a moron, this person. I wish we knew more about what her reaction was to see the car gone... probably played the "Oh I'm shocked and I can't believe this would ever happen!" bit.
...surprised she didn't leave her purse on the dashboard in plain view as well... Nah, she remembered the purse but not the baby lol.
Oh please. The thief is a thief, period. Parenting had nothing to do with this as far as I'm concerned.
I think at times leaving a child in the car is more sensible than taking them indoors, and in fact in the past have done so myself. When it's cold, wet, rainy, and a child is sleeping, I think it's safer in the car where it's warm than it is to risk them being hit by a stray car or become sick from the wet cold, and to disturb them from their necessary nap. Doing so, say, while paying for gas or checking the mail in a small-town post office where you can practically touch the car from where your PO box, I don't see parental negligence in that.
The fault lies with the thief, period.
Granted, it would have been better had she locked the car, as I once saw someone do--she left the car running but she locked it with a second key. That would have been better. I watched her--she did this, went to the ATM, withdrew the money, and was back in probably 60-90 seconds. Had someone stolen her car, I'd considered her a victim, not a perpetrator of negligence. Still, she did show some due car by locking her car, and the mother here probably should've done likewise.
Otherwise, I do not fault this mother. This is not the same deal as those who leave their children in the car for hours while they're gambling or shopping, or to where the car is hot during the summertime etc. The fault lies 100% with the thief who couldn't keep his hands to himself and respect someone else's property. Period.
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Wait ... wait ... she LEFT HER BABY in the unlocked running car ... AND SHE WASN'T CHARGED WITH CHILD ENDANGERMENT?!?!?
I know the story is supposed to be about the bad guy who had a change of heart, but can we really ignore what the mother did?! WOW!
I completely agree. I think she is just as guilty of a crime as the thief is. At least the thief had enough sense to remove the baby from a perilous situation while the mom didn't.
I completely agree. I think she is just as guilty of a crime as the thief is. At least the thief had enough sense to remove the baby from a perilous situation while the mom didn't.
The thief was smart enough to know he could have been in really deep ____ if anything happen to that baby.Too bad the mother was not that smart. Social Services should pay her a visit.
Oh please. The thief is a thief, period. Parenting had nothing to do with this as far as I'm concerned.
I think at times leaving a child in the car is more sensible than taking them indoors, and in fact in the past have done so myself. When it's cold, wet, rainy, and a child is sleeping, I think it's safer in the car where it's warm than it is to risk them being hit by a stray car or become sick from the wet cold, and to disturb them from their necessary nap. Doing so, say, while paying for gas or checking the mail in a small-town post office where you can practically touch the car from where your PO box, I don't see parental negligence in that.
I'm guessing (hoping?) you're not a parent.
She left her car and went inside a store. She could not "practically touch the car." And this was not a small town, this was a city. There is no matter of convenience or comfort that makes this a safer choice than taking the baby with her.
I lived in Calgary with a baby and I still took her inside each and every store regardless of the weather. Your child is not safer in a car away from parental supervision.
You might as well leave your child in their crib at home which some parents unbelievably do.
Babies need constant supervision. They are incredibly vulnerable to freezing weather, fumes entering the car due to various reasons, kidnapping, and a car thief.
Let's say she goes into the store because it's snowing and freezing outside. Her baby is in the car, but no one else knows the baby is in there. For whatever reason she is hurt or incapacitated. Who would know the child is out there? That is beyond dangerous.
I used to work retail and have seen people fall and hit their heads, have heart attacks, faint, etc...
Take your baby inside with you, or get someone to watch the baby while you run errands.
If this shyguylh person is still a parent to younger children under 12 years old or so, he should have CPS called on him immediately. What a completely asinine rant that was, I can't believe what I just read. I'm in shock that someone could literally be that stupid.
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