Posted on 10/31/2007 9:54:09 AM PDT by rawhide
PHOENIX — The mother of a 17-month-old boy found dead after he was left unattended inside a hot car for at least seven hours in a north Phoenix Hooters restaurant was arrested on one felony count of negligent homicide.
Police say the woman, Ashly Duchene, 22, left her son in her car when she arrived at the north Phoenix Hooters restaurant where she works at about 10 a.m. Tuesday. When she returned to the car after her shift at nearly 5 p.m., her son was dead.
Efforts to revive the boy by witnesses, officers and firefighters were unsuccessful. Police Sgt. Joel Tranter said temperatures hit nearly 90 degrees Tuesday, but that it would have been more than 100 degrees inside the car.
FOX 10 Phoenix reports the baby's mother had planned to drop the child off at childcare before heading to work at a restaurant near Bell Road and Interstate 17.
Instead, authorities say the mother went to work with the child still inside the car.
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The baby was in a car seat in the backseat of a Honda Civic, which had very dark tinted windows. Officials believe that made him unnoticable to people going in and out of the restaurant and a car wash next door, the Republic reported.
It's unknown if the mother will face any charges in the child's death. Tranter said situations like this are handled "on a case-by-case basis."
So far, there have been no arrests.
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Good news.
How about this societal problem:
The mother is a moron.
>> How about this societal problem:
The mother is a moron. <<
I don’t think you could necessarily conclude that from one instance of neglect. If she had put the kid into the wrong type of car seat with the seatbelt tied in knots instead of buckled, then you would have a good argument. When someone is told by authorities in her life that it is okay to sleep around, have a baby out of wedlock, and raise the baby in daycare, is the problem the authorities or the person who does what they say?
LOL!
...is the problem the authorities or the person who does what they say?
Obviously, the problem is with the person — the individual. Doncha know, free will and all of that.
Just so we both know that we aren't viewing this from the "Entertainment Tonight" perspective....
We'll let time tell; for my part I'll say that 'baby drowns in bathtub', etc. may be the next phase in the abortion movement.
It must be depressing to have such a dim view of fellow human beings, or maybe you get some sort of charge out of it or the outrage you get to experience. Personally, I know moms, and abortion aside, it would be a rare one indeed that would intentionally kill her living and breathing child. It’s almost always going to be an accident when it happens, and it will always be a tragedy.
Ahhh........no.
Personally, I know moms
I suppose you are one up on me....what do they look like?
It’s almost always going to be an accident when it happens, and it will always be a tragedy.
I'm not the only person to hold such a "dim" view; you yourself say almost always; you can't cite exact numbers any more than I can.
We'll let time tell
You didn't miss that, did you?
If you haven’t noticed, FreeRepublic is full of people who have never made a mistake or sinned against God.
-— Or at least they think that’s the case. -—
Some people are just like that. I have learned thru the years that someone who must make others look bad in order to make themselves look better are not the type of people I would choose to surround myself with.
In my opinion, those that purpot themselves to be pius and infallible are neither.
Oops...spelling mishap. I meant purport.
I can't believe a mother could do this.
She would have to think: Care center, then work.
If parents could shut the thing off and put the kid baak in front, I'd bet this would happen less often.
Just my $0.02.
Later on this “mother” admitted that she valued her FEEDOM more than her child. It was INTENTIONAL.
Agreed! Though I don’t think that’s the only reason the nany state requires young children be put in the back seat. I think it’s also because the front seat is at higher risk in a crash. But maybe if they’d get the multi-conviction drunk drivers off the road, there wouldn’t be so many crashes . . . And let us use our own judgement — like maybe put the kids in the back on for highway driving.
Probably because of the post that your charmer had pulled, where he brought the guys mother in the conversation.
#1 The gentlemen you were talking about
#2 Because I read the thread and was filling in some info for you.
And no, I don't have a problem with you unless replying to your post counts.
Since this old thread has been stirred....I have a question. How come there are so many missing comments that have been “removed”??? Were these the really nasty ones?
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