And they die, how does this happen so often? Should they be punished? It seems as if sometimes it's on purpose. Thoughts?
They do get punished for it. Parents have been arrested. It's a horrible suffering crime against the children.
i'd have to look at each on a case by case basis. i'm sure there are some instances, like i suspect the one in the OP, where the parent honestly forgets they have a baby in the backseat. situations like those i wouldn't call for punishment.
I really don't know how someone forgets that. Maybe it's a sign of the times and our brains have been rewired with all the screen time and mul asking. I'm sure it happens but it's just hard to imagine.
And I sure don't agree that should absolve them of any punishment.
And I always reflect back on the moment they realize it. And then dash from the house.
I imagine a lot of these parents end up in insane asylums.
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We left our son in the car once. Went in the house with the eldest two sons, about a 15 minutes later the wife asked, "Where's the baby?"
"I don't know. He was in the back seat." She runs from the house. I follow her out. Somehow he couldn't get the seat belt unfastened, or, crawl out. Covered in sweat, I've never let him forget it.
He was 14.
tee, hee.
Child neglect, abandonment leading to bodily harm or death. It's your responsibility to remember the little one who cannot take care of himself. "I forgot", even if true, even if coupled with gut wrenching self loathing, isn't an affirmative defense to prosecution.
you obviously don't have kids, but that's really not the point.. you can't forget your kids you moron
It's impossible unless highly drugged or done on purpose
I can name a few instances where the offender should be buried to the neck in a fire ant mound. However if it's truly because of distraction, grim business indeed. I'd put one in my own head.
That's very honorable of you
I expected "I don't see how you could ing miss that thing"That's very honorable of you
Meh. It's their children. If you created it, it's your property, can't you choose to destroy your own property if you want?
Not sure what to think, whether you're trolling or not
9 hours in a car during a Texas summer.. Wow..
ing sad. What a terrible way to go.. Strapped in a car seat while you slowly die of heat exhaustion.. Sitting in a car with the AC off for 5 mins in this Texas heat is torture enough. These parents need to get automatic death sentences the same way as their children got.
Eternal guilt.
I would assume someone who lets that happen to their kid needs to be locked away from the rest of us. tbh
Too bad your parents didn't know that.
Grim business.
Disagree, too radical, IMO... they should get a warning though to better never let that happen again or else risk criminal prosecution.
Problem with today's America is, too many people voting and fighting for laws with their heart instead of their brain.
For instance, Trump's 35% imports tariff makes so much sense, except... how much inflation would it cause? Yes, more guys who can build things here in America would be back at work, but how much would the ultimate consumer suffer because of the price hikes the corporations would charge? Of course we all want the corporations to take the financial hits (not the customers) but that's never going to happen.
But do you really think a person who does not have the ability to "remember" their kid in a 9 hour window is going to have the ability to have guilt? These s bags will be back partying and living their ty life to the fullest the following weekend I'm sure.
Think about it with your brain for a moment, not your heart.
It's THEIR children. Children that wouldn't even exist if it weren't for the parents conceiving, carrying, birthing, and nurturing them. It's their creation, so it's their property to do whatever they want with it without big government interposition.
If both parents choose to dispose of the property they created before they reach independent personhood (typically age 18 or HS graduation), why should big government interfere with this civil liberty?
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