Posted on 09/21/2007 8:40:28 AM PDT by suthener
Infant found dead in SUV Posted by Laura Zaichkin September 20, 2007 10:20 PM Categories: breaking news An 8-month-old girl was discovered dead in a vehicle outside a Government Street school and day care at about 5 p.m. this evening, authorities said.
The gray Dodge Durango sport utility vehicle where the infant was found was parked between the Little Flower Catholic Church parish offices and the church's school.
The girl did not attend the school, which is located in the Loop area, Mobile County District Attorney John Tyson Jr. said tonight.
However, the girl's father, whose custody she was in at the time she was discovered, had other children who attended Little Flower, Tyson said.
The father was at a local hospital tonight for what Tyson described as "his emergency." Tyson would not disclose the nature the emergency. He said the child's mother was at the hospital with the dad.
Tyson said that police do not believe foul play was a factor in the little girl's death.
"The early indication is that this is a wonderful family," Tyson said.
Authorities would not disclose the names of the girl or her parents, saying they are waiting until more family members are notified.
Did the father try to kill himself? How long was the child in the car?
General rule of thumb - if the family is poor and/or Black, it is a crime. If the family is White and upper middle class, it is an unfortunate accident.
The child could not be reached for comment on this.
Anyone blame the SUV yet?
General rule of thumb - if the family is poor and/or Black, it is a crime. If the family is White and upper middle class, it is an unfortunate accident.
And if it were a family pet, the world would be outraged.
Really sad to read about a lil child being found dead no matter what the circumstance.
That’s all they have right now. I’ll try to post an update when more info is available.
These will keep coming until the government allows child seats to be placed in the front seat.
ahhh - I think you may be reaching for that one
Let's see the stats.
Indeed. Also, one will be much more likely to be indicted if one has a previous record of neglect or abuse.
Maybe something like a timer in your pocket that would go off...
People get so used to routine that when something differs from the usual = like, today you have the little one - they follow the routine like automatons and the little ones are forgotten...
So true. The fight for allowing child seats in the front will have to be led by a parent who has lost a child because of the back-seat law. It takes a “victim” to get attention in this society.
WTH? You’re kidding, right? ...and this is no kidding matter.
99.99% of the time it is an accident, whatever the color of the family. I cannot believe that you actually believe what you posted.
Geez!
‘Anyone blame the SUV yet?’
Beyond the veiled attempt by whoever wrote the headline?
That is quite a remark...
The article in question did not mention the ethnicity of the victom or family members....
Makes one wonder...
About the prediposed opinions and attitudes behind such a remark....
I concur with wideawake....
Let's see the stats
Or let's have a retraction of your comment.
Any stats to back that assinine statement up?
I don’t know about that. I recall one case that was prosecuted where the driver of a daycare vehicle was black. I only know that because of the picture in the paper.I would think that had something to do with the person’s job responsibilities. Otherwise, I don’t thnk I’ve been aware of the person’s race.
PAR35 = Racial Troll - Don’t feed please!
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