vbangle said:

PSYCHO_DAYV said:

THERE'S A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN TO A CHILD THAT HAS BEEN LEFT IN A CAR FOR EVEN JUST ONE MINUTE.

I have to agree with PSYCHO_DAYV.

Did any of you read the freaking story?! It was SLEATING outside. Her child was ASLEEP. Her other child wanted to put money into the salvation army can. She pulled up to a loading zone. Got out of the car and LOCKED the car. Her and her other child ran to the can (10 yards or 30 ft), put the money in, and then went back to the car. At that point, the officer actually kept them from getting back to the car.

I would normally defend the police ferris, as I've done plenty of times before, but in this case it was just overboard. The baby was asleep, the car was locked, she was 10 yards away, and the officer actually kept her from getting back to the car. She had to call her husband who told her not to say anything and when he got there she was in the squad car. She now faces up to a year in prison and a fine for "child endangerment".

Don't get me started about what can or can't happen to a child if left alone for even a minute DAVY. If the child is asleep and it's raining, I would've done the same thing. There's no need to wake up a baby and take it out into the rain when you're stopping and locking the car for less than a couple of minutes. A baby that's asleep and strapped into a car seat isn't going to go anywhere.

I also happen to know that the only thing my 15 month old has ever done is take off his shoes and socks (doesn't like wearing them for some reason). Other than that, I've left him in a locked car and he hasn't done anything. Locked car with no keys in the ignition.