Mother Leaves Baby in Car; Baby Dies

[dallaswareagle]

I have a sneezing/coughing fit while driving.  As a result, I run over a child.  Horrific incident?  Yes.  But should people refuse to show me compassion just because it's a horrific incident?  I personally don't think so.  I'm going to look at how and why the horrific incident occurred, and not just the fact that a horrific incident occurred, before deciding to show or not show compassion.

And while I understand that an involuntary physical act of sneezing/coughing is different from simply forgetting something, it's not all that different.  Our brains have limitations.  We get distracted.  We get worried.  We don't always focus on everything that we should be focusing on.  Despite all of our good intentions to do, say, and think the right things at the right times, we don't always succeed.  It's part of the nature of being human.

If a person doesn't take care of their mother because they're too busy daydreaming about big black cocks, I'm not going to have much sympathy for them.  But when they're a new parent, an employee just killed themselves, and their life in general is hectic?  I personally would show a little compassion.  I'd hate to know that despite my attempts at doing the right thing to the best of my abilities, if I were to ever fuck up, no one would want to show me compassion for an honest mistake.

Who names their kid up?

[Vandy Vol]

Who names their kid up?

The kind of person who leaves their kid in a car and makes it easy for me to abduct them.

[Buzz Killington]

The kind of person who leaves their kid in a car and makes it easy for me to abduct them.

Ima call him picked up

[DnATL]

Very sad - no happy endings at their Asian spa

[Townhallsavoy]

Very sad - no happy endings at their Asian spa

A little late, but nice.

[WiregrassTiger]

A little late, but nice.

Too bad he couldn't come up with this during happy hour. The barmaid was scraping up the change and the closed sign was on when he brings in a triple. Now we see why he couldn't make it in Vegas.

[bgreene]

The fact still remains that because of her negligence, her child is now dead.  There is no doubt in my mind that she is sorry for what she did.  However sorry she is, it's not going to bring the child back.  Neither is stringing her up in a tree.  The problem with this world today is that we don't hold people accountable for their actions or lack there of.  As mad as it makes me that a child has died, (it makes want to hurt this woman) I don't think she should be facing the death penilty, but I do think she should be charged with a crime.

[WiregrassTiger]

The fact still remains that because of her negligence, her child is now dead.  There is no doubt in my mind that she is sorry for what she did.  However sorry she is, it's not going to bring the child back.  Neither is stringing her up in a tree.  The problem with this world today is that we don't hold people accountable for their actions or lack there of.  As mad as it makes me that a child has died, (it makes want to hurt this woman) I don't think she should be facing the death penilty, but I do think she should be charged with a crime.

The line between negligence and an accident can be blurry.

[Godfather]

Wi tu hot?

[Buzz Killington]

Wi tu hot?

Ho Li Fuk

[Townhallsavoy]

It happened again.  This time it was a father that left the baby in the car.  In the latest update, they've charged him with murder.  From what I can tell, the Homewood mother was never charged with anything.

ATLANTA (CBS46) -
A 22-month-old child has died after being left in a hot car for more than eight hours.

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Father accused of leaving child in car charged with murder

A father has been charged with murder in the death of his 2-year-old child after he allegedly left the toddler in a hot car for eight hours.

Police said Justin Ross Harris, 34, was supposed to drop the child off at daycare, but forgot. He then drove to work around 9 a.m. Wednesday and left the toddler in the car. It wasn't until Harris left work and started driving home that he looked in the backseat and saw the child still strapped in the car seat and unresponsive.

According to Cobb County police, the father of the toddler was supposed to drop the baby off at daycare, but forgot. The father then drove to work around 9 a.m. Wednesday and left the baby in the car. It wasn't until the man left work and started driving home that he looked in the backseat and saw the child still strapped in the car seat and unresponsive.

"It is tough, I am not sure how someone could forget they have a child in the backseat," Dale Hamilton said.

Hamilton said he was in the Akers Mill Square shopping center getting lunch when he saw the man drive into the parking lot, stop his car straddling two lanes of traffic, jump out and begin CPR on the baby.

"He hopped out of his car. I didn't know what he was doing at the time," Hamilton said. "But, he eventually pulled the child out of the car seat. I guess he was trying to un-restrain him. He pulled him out of the car seat, laid him on the ground and was trying to resuscitate him."

Hamilton said it was difficult to watch.

"He was constantly saying, 'What have I done, what have I done.'"

Some good Samaritans tried to resuscitate the child but it was too late. Investigators took the father in for questioning at the Cobb County Police Department. Police said the man had to be restrained at the scene because he was so distraught. At this point charges have not been filed. Police said pending the outcome of their investigation the father could face a charge of involuntary manslaughter.

Temperatures in Atlanta topped 90 degrees Wednesday afternoon. Temperatures inside a hot car could go as high as 130 to 140 degrees in a few hours.

Check back with CBS46.com for updates.

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[Godfather]

It happened again.  This time it was a father that left the baby in the car.  In the latest update, they've charged him with murder.  From what I can tell, the Homewood mother was never charged with anything.

As the father of 4 year old I just don't see how you can forget your kid in the back seat. Especially a 2 year old.

[WiregrassTiger]

As the father of 4 year old I just don't see how you can forget your kid in the back seat. Especially a 2 year old.

I know someone who knew someone. One of those kind of deals. In LR, Arky. Man was supposed to take his toddler to daycare because the wife couldn't for whatever reason. I don't remember but I know that the man usually didn't drop the kid off.

Baby is asleep in the car seat and the man drives to work just as normal, forgets about the kid.

Kid stayed in the car all day and obviously died.

I won't say it could never happen to me.

[Saniflush]

I know someone who knew someone. One of those kind of deals. In LR, Arky. Man was supposed to take his toddler to daycare because the wife couldn't for whatever reason. I don't remember but I know that the man usually didn't drop the kid off.

Baby is asleep in the car seat and the man drives to work just as normal, forgets about the kid.

Kid stayed in the car all day and obviously died.

I won't say it could never happen to me.

I imagine if they are your kid they probably hide in the back hoping for death, but I could be wrong.

[GH2001]

As the father of 4 year old I just don't see how you can forget your kid in the back seat. Especially a 2 year old.

Which is why it should be negligence at minimum. Murder though? Damn.

[Townhallsavoy]

Which is why it should be negligence at minimum. Murder though? Damn.

Murder's way too much.  But negligence for sure.  It's not different than forgetting your child hasn't eaten in three days.  "I was so busy and I wasn't used to feeding him...." 

It scares me that this turns into a debate.  "It could happen to anyone!"  No, I don't think so.  I don't consider my son the equivalent of another bag that gets thrown into the backseat.  Even though mine is 12 months, and even when he was just 1 month, I always talk to him and acknowledge he's in the car.  I have my eye on him at all times when he's playing at home.  Even if he's safe in his crib and I'm only a few rooms over taking care of something, I'll have the monitor on just in case. 

[dallaswareagle]

Murder's way too much.  But negligence for sure.  It's not different than forgetting your child hasn't eaten in three days.  "I was so busy and I wasn't used to feeding him...." 

It scares me that this turns into a debate.  "It could happen to anyone!"  No, I don't think so.  I don't consider my son the equivalent of another bag that gets thrown into the backseat.  Even though mine is 12 months, and even when he was just 1 month, I always talk to him and acknowledge he's in the car.  I have my eye on him at all times when he's playing at home.  Even if he's safe in his crib and I'm only a few rooms over taking care of something, I'll have the monitor on just in case.

We all have different names we call it.

He prolly really doesn't like listening to that.

[Godfather]

We all have different names we call it.

He prolly really doesn't like listening to that.

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[Townhallsavoy]

The negligent father is a bammer.

[Jumbo]

Sad story for sure.