No, not a joke. Since when it is a crime or an act of negligence to leave a toddler or baby in a car for 2 minutes? That isn’t to say that there might not be circumstances when it would not be prudent to do this but that is up to the parent to decide.
We have had three occasions in the past year where toddlers were in cars that were hijacked. All over the news for hours.
The moms were all over the news crying, “I just left the baby in the car for a minute......”
If a parent will not take a toddler with them, leave the child at home.