Posted on 03/31/2023 2:23:43 PM PDT by nickcarraway
In Nevada, vehicles can heat up quicker than in other parts of the country, which raises concerns if a child or pet is left inside.
Now a new bill is being discussed in the legislature that could give the power to save a child or pet in distress.
“It would mean everything, probably life or death,” said resident Glen Lanier.
According to Kidsandkids.org an average of 38 children across the county die of heat stroke every year after being left in a car.
Lanier told 8 News Now he would jump into action to save anyone stuck in a hot car.
“I would probably just live with it if they wanted to litigate or sue me for breaking a window,” Lanier said.
With a new bill being discussed in the Nevada legislature Lanier might not have to be worried about getting in trouble.
SB 190 would protect anyone who broke a window because they found a child or pet in a car under extreme weather conditions.
Before you jump in to break a car window you have to do it safely, so no one inside gets hurt.
Lanier owns Main Gate 2.0 LLC, a salvage yard, and gives some tips.
“If you have a hammer or a tire iron I would step back out of the way and just give it a nice hard hit,” he said.
You may have a hammer in your car, but you could also buy a tactical pen. They weren’t very expensive, but very effective.
You want to aim for the corner of the window because that is the weakest part of a car window.
Experts say you have to break the window that is furthermost away from the child that way they are not hit with glass.
Thursday’s hearing of SB 190 was just the first part of this bill.
There were many people present including the Animal Humane Society and a representative from Metro police. The hearing did not have any opposition.
With this bill, a person can only break a window if the car is locked, and after it is broken the person has to stay with the child or pet until the police arrive.
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“According to Kidsandkids.org an average of 38 children across the county die of heat stroke every year after being left in a car.”
Sounds very low. Perhaps add the number of kids that die of SIDS?
In any case, I’m willing to bet that EVERY ONE of those kids was in the back seat, as now required by law.
Ohio has this now
Better yet, you should be allowed to use “the jaws of life” on the vehicle. Rip the doors off so it won’t happen again.
Do most people carry them around?
You need a law to do this?
What about “prosecutorial discretion”?
If someone broke a car window, because it was a hot day and a child was locked inside, would any reasonable prosecutor bring such a case?
Yes, we can say that someone broke the law by breaking that window, but would anyone really be prosecuted under such circumstances?
Geez, I would have assumed it was already not only legal, but very highly, highly RECOMMENDED. Aren’t some things blatantly obvious?
No. There is no prosecution for breaking a window to save someone. This is so that Antifa types can’t be prosecuted for property crimes.
Trump would
This happened to me...I was shopping at a small country store, and another customer accidentally locked their keys and their pet in the car. They wanted that car gotten into. I happened to have a carpenters hammer in my trunk. Hint...don’t try to use the hammer nail driving surface...hit with the sharp corner of the nail extraction claw.
Did you call the police or find the owners?
I’m breaking it one way or the other.
I’ve always just settled for keep one of those emergency window breakers in the door of my truck
my thought too
Or you can just crush the ceramic insulation on an old spark plug and make some ninja rocks.
Just use them on the tempered glass side windows and not the laminated front windshield.
That makes sense. The hammer part of the all in one rescue tools has a point on it.
Why the hell would you need a law?
I can’t imagine anyone would not break a window to save a child’s life regardless of the “legality” of doing so.
Good for you.
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