Posted on 07/27/2019 12:03:00 AM PDT by aquila48
This is obvious.
The overwhelming majority of these are accidents. Criminal negligence, to be sure, but not premeditated acts of murder. Babies sleeping quietly in rear-facing car seats, tired parents, --both of whom work, changes to routine, all contribute.
I can tell from your answer that people who dont procreate have failed.
But if insulting or trying to humiliate gives you a hard on, I am happy I made your day :)
There was a father in, I think Florida just several years ago who “forgot”
his little guy in the car while he went to work.same scenario as this. The investigation revealed he had been searching the internet on what happens when a kid is left in a car, among other things. He was convicted of first degree murder.
Exactly! Not buying his story.
“The rush to judgement here is shocking. This is why I don’t think women should be judges.”
Agree too. Maybe he was stoned, but the article doesn’t say that and it doesn’t add up with him going to that type of job...I certainly wouldn’t conclude that. As to thinking about them during the day - earlier this week I was wondering if I had left an air conditioner at my house running, and I convinced myself that I had not, sure enough it was running, and cost me a few bucks in power. Sure, not a kid or two, but minds can play tricks on people. Did he think about his kids that day - sure, did he think about whether they dropped off - probably, did his mind tell him they were dropped off - probably. Except that was the day BEFORE...that’s how these things can play tricks on people.
Anyway, just a sad story to me, but if there are other factors (like drugs) involved, then YEP, throw the book at him.
I’ll add one more factor, that someone else mentioned too. If he was on his cell phone for more than a minute or two or texting, maybe not burn him at the stake, but, yes, he deserves some serious time. People need to stop doing that crap when they’re driving.
“Yeah, and during that 8 hours the wife never checked with him about the babies..?“
Some days, but rarely, I forget about my kids for eight hours. It amazes me.
They’re very busy. In college.
When they were babies I never left their side.
This mother’s behavior I question. She goes to lunch without calling the day care? Hmm
But being away from a baby for eight to ten hours a day is sick. I do not care that everyone does it. It is not ok.
“I’m not a parent. Wouldn’t mom ask dad “did the kids get there safely” “
That would depend on a lot of factors, starting with whether the mom is even in the picture - could be a single dad. Even if mom is in the picture, she may well be working a job where cutting loose isn’t easy, and if he’s never had an issue dropping off the kids before, it’s not hard to see her not worrying about the kids that day.
It’s hard for people to put this stuff into perspective, but we don’t read stories about the other 4,999,999 kids who are safely dropped off at day care every day. With sample sizes so big, it’s very likely that the factors will line up against someone, like this guy, once in a while (and no, I’m saying he shouldn’t be punished, since I don’t know enough to make that call).
“But being away from a baby for eight to ten hours a day is sick. I do not care that everyone does it. It is not ok.”
I can agree with that one! And I like it when you go after the herd mentality - if the Jones’ are dumping off their kids everyday, why can’t I do the same and get out of this house and work!
Yep. With the facts we currently have at hand, that’s really all we can say. Maybe it’s just a male thing, but I have plenty of examples of things that have completely slipped my mind, yet we’re extremely important. I can actually see this happening, even with me. It’s not a hundred percent likely, but it’s not 0% likely either. And when you have 330 million people in a country, one or two are going to do this even when they don’t want to.
“How does one keep on living knowing that due to one’s own stupid actions, the lives of their newborn children are no more.”
If it was truly an accident, you don’t.
You do the only honorable thing.
Where’s mom? Or is this a homosexual dad?
Yea, it’s funny - we beat up the left because they get so emotional after large shootings and want to discard the Second Amendment...but what are people doing here, with barely any facts and given just how many kids are dropped off every day?
Most likely, from the little bit we do know, this was a horrible mistake on his part. But what of the cases where a mom kills her kids and blames it post-partum depression (real or otherwise)? At least when a big case came around where I worked, there were some women who ‘related’ to her. Those deaths were NOT a mistake, they were murder.
Questions: With the kids strapped into their seats wasn’t he supposed to take them to day care? Or was he going to take them into work? Would not the day care call if he didn’t show up? Finally, with the windows closed for eight hours wouldn’t there be a very strong odor when he got into the car at work?
Not buying his story.
Mother is not off the hook in this case
He didn't see them when he walked up to the car, unlocked it, got in, started the engine, looked behind him as he pulled out of the parking space but only when he got out to the street?
If it were a change in the routine, one would have thought his wife would have called to make sure he dropped them off at daycare and they were fine. What kind of parents are they that they don't at least think about their kids once or twice during the day? That thought should have been a realization he'd left them in the car.
What was he doing taking his twins to work for? He’s a social worker. Something is not right by his story.
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