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re: ATL - Toddler Left in Car
Posted on 6/19/14 at 9:55 am to Camp Randall
Posted on 6/19/14 at 9:55 am to Camp Randall
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It absolutely could happen to anyone. Stress from work, home, worrying about something, child is very quiet, change in routine. It can happen to anyone and I'll never judge someone who does it. Terrible.
Add sleep deprivation from a baby.
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Posted on 6/19/14 at 9:55 am to Golfer
Alarm, meet baby. Baby, meet alarm.
Stupid, meet reasonable.
Stupid, meet reasonable.
Posted on 6/19/14 at 9:55 am to Golfer
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Have you ever left the house and 2 hours later wondered...did I turn the alarm on?
Yeah. Because that's the same thing
Posted on 6/19/14 at 9:56 am to joeytiger
shite. It's a mistake.
Posted on 6/19/14 at 9:56 am to PuntBamaPunt
If that car seat monitor works I'd probably pay 2000 bucks for it.
But I'd probably worry about batteries dying and it'd make me just as OCD.
But I'd probably worry about batteries dying and it'd make me just as OCD.
Posted on 6/19/14 at 9:57 am to sicboy
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Yeah. Because that's the same thing
It's the same part of your brain that handles the "routine" factor.
Posted on 6/19/14 at 9:57 am to Pettifogger
sounds like mePosted on 6/19/14 at 9:57 am to Hardy_Har
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Add sleep deprivation from a baby.
OK. If you're talking about when a baby is first born, your entire life is consumed with that baby at that point, so still, it's hard to imagine forgetting about them.
Posted on 6/19/14 at 9:58 am to CorkSoaker
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shite. It's a mistake.
Parents are held to higher standards under the law.
Posted on 6/19/14 at 9:58 am to sicboy
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so still, it's hard to imagine forgetting about them.
EXACTLY.
Posted on 6/19/14 at 9:59 am to PuntBamaPunt
quote:
But is it a crime?
Yes.
Posted on 6/19/14 at 9:59 am to sicboy
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OK. If you're talking about when a baby is first born, your entire life is consumed with that baby at that point, so still, it's hard to imagine forgetting about them.
I agree, but I don't think these people leave their babies in cars to slow roast on fricking purpose either.
Posted on 6/19/14 at 10:00 am to Golfer
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Have you ever left the house and 2 hours later wondered...did I turn the alarm on?
No, but then I don't have an alarm.
That being said, I think that's a terrible analogy, unless you liken your child to the value of your home. I don't. Job one when my kids are around me is protecting them. There is NOTHING more important. Because of that, simply keeping in mind that they are with me was always in the forefront of my mind when they were younger.
Even today, when they are both older, I find myself looking in the backseats routinely...even when they are not in the vehicle with me. For a long time after they started school and I'd run errands during the day I'd get out and look into the backseat. It's a simple habit, but worth it.
But then I'm kind of OCD about certain things...safety being one of them.
Posted on 6/19/14 at 10:00 am to Golfer
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It's the same part of your brain that handles the "routine" factor.
I'm sorry. I don't consider taking care of my child a part of my "routine". They're not part of a check list. If I'm lumping in caring for my child with taking out the trash and making sure the coffee pot is off, then I probably shouldn't be a parent.
Posted on 6/19/14 at 10:01 am to Hardy_Har
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I don't think these people leave their babies in cars to slow roast on fricking purpose either.
Of course not, but negligence isn't always intentional. In fact, most times it's not. But that doesn't excuse it.
Posted on 6/19/14 at 10:02 am to Pettifogger
When people say this scares the shite out of them, it's not necessarily because they think they are especially prone (as in, more than the average parent) to doing it, it's because upon reading about it they placed themselves in the situation where it has happened to them, and if you have a kid, you imagine that you just tortured your child to death. It's called empathy, and if it doesn't freak you out, you either don't have kids or don't have the ability to empathize.
Posted on 6/19/14 at 10:02 am to sicboy
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I don't consider taking care of my child a part of my "routine". They're not part of a check list.
Sigh.
Posted on 6/19/14 at 10:03 am to sicboy
neg·li·gence noun \'ne-gli-j?n(t)s\
: failure to take the care that a responsible person usually takes : lack of normal care or attention
Full Definition of NEGLIGENCE
1
a : the quality or state of being negligent
b : failure to exercise the care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in like circumstances
2
: an act or instance of being negligent
negligence noun (Concise Encyclopedia)
In law, failure to exercise the degree of care expected of a person of ordinary prudence in protecting others from a risk of harm. It may render one civilly and sometimes criminally liable for resulting injuries. The doctrine of negligence does not require the elimination of all risk, but rather only foreseeable and unreasonable risk. Thus a higher standard applies to explosives manufacturers than to manufacturers of kitchen matches. The plaintiff must ordinarily prove the defendant's negligence with a preponderance of evidence. See also contributory negligence.
: failure to take the care that a responsible person usually takes : lack of normal care or attention
Full Definition of NEGLIGENCE
1
a : the quality or state of being negligent
b : failure to exercise the care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in like circumstances
2
: an act or instance of being negligent
negligence noun (Concise Encyclopedia)
In law, failure to exercise the degree of care expected of a person of ordinary prudence in protecting others from a risk of harm. It may render one civilly and sometimes criminally liable for resulting injuries. The doctrine of negligence does not require the elimination of all risk, but rather only foreseeable and unreasonable risk. Thus a higher standard applies to explosives manufacturers than to manufacturers of kitchen matches. The plaintiff must ordinarily prove the defendant's negligence with a preponderance of evidence. See also contributory negligence.
This post was edited on 6/19/14 at 10:05 am
Posted on 6/19/14 at 10:04 am to sicboy
quote:
I'm sorry. I don't consider taking care of my child a part of my "routine". They're not part of a check list.
you might not consider it, but I guarantee you that it is
especially in the morning if you are trying to get ready for work and get a baby ready for daycare
Posted on 6/19/14 at 10:05 am to Golfer
Dude, you're equating forgetting your child to forgetting to turn on an alarm. You're going to use science to tell me that it's all the same thing?
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