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I don't think the Swedish student was told it was against the law. If I remember correctly this lady was.
First, if it were actually illegal, than ignorance of the law is no excuse. But it is not in fact illegal, and when investigated in MA, was found not to be child endangerment.
People say things are against the law all the time and are wrong. In fact it is not against the law to leave a child in a stroller outside within eyesight of the parent.
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It does if she was made aware there was a danger to the child and refused to act on it.
You have no obligation to listen to people not in authority when it comes to laws.
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Oh, please. Charges get dropped all the time for reasons that have nothing to do with the legitimacy of the charges. Things like knowing an illegal strip search happened in conjunction with the arrest or knowing any verdict will be throw out due to police error, such as failing to notify the arrested person that they have a right to call their consulate, are certainly reasonable explanations why a legitimate charge would be dropped. Aside from which, again if this is the case I remember, part of the deal for the charges being dropped was that she HAD to leave to country.
Her settlement, which was significantly less than she oringinally sued for, shows the police took actions that were either illegal or unconstitutional, not whether she was innocent or not.
Her settlement, which you keep bringing up, and I did not, is irrelevant. What is relevant is that the charges were dropped, same with the student in Massachusetts, which just goes to show it is not illegal to leave a child in a stroller if you are watching them. We just have some knee jerk reactions because the mother sat down to eat on one side of window and the baby was on another. You can go to any playground in the country and see some parent with two kids push one on the swings and the other maybe 20-30ft away in a stroller taking a nap. In terms of risk to the child it is literally no different.
And she didn't "have to leave the country". She actually was told to stay until court dates were settled.
In fact the point was that she did not have to come back.
"''No purpose would be served by the prosecution of this case at this time,'' said David Austen, the assistant district attorney prosecuting the case.
Judge Michael Gross of Criminal Court told Ms. Sorensen, 30, that charges would be dropped and that the record of the charges would be sealed if she remained out of trouble for six months. The judge said that Ms. Sorensen would not have to remain in the United States or return to court at the end of the six months.
I am surprised she left the baby outside in NYC. It is rather ignorant of her to assume safety in the East Village.
Ignorance and naivete can be excused, but once she was told by other cafe patrons that it's not how things are done in New York, she should have gotten a clue and the entire incident could have been avoided.
Ignorance and naivete can be excused, but once she was told by other cafe patrons that it's not how things are done in New York, she should have gotten a clue and the entire incident could have been avoided.
When in Rome and all that.
like how people on here should do what others decide is appropriate
This woman is an idiot. Anyone who would leave an unattended baby (or child ) out there alone doesn't deserve to have children.
I just stayed in a hotel, and there were families staying there with young kids because they were there for some sports competitions. I would get on the elevator and there would be a young kid in there, all alone, and they would be about 6 or so years old........no parent in sight. How anyone could allow a child that young to go out without some adult watching them is beyond me. Then they wonder how kids get abducted or worse.
This isn't Mayberry anymore, nor is it 1950.
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