[mylife]

I was pointing to a law designed to protect the rest of us from the "stupid" (in this case fiscally).

IMHO it cant be done, particularly fiscally. We will all pay if we Nit Pik life to death. Christ...this women wasnt the sharpest pencil in the box, but all she did was feel compassion for her baby. some here seem to think that that is a crime against society.

[mhking]

.this women wasnt the sharpest pencil in the box

I put her in the same category as the idiot who almost ran me off the road while yammering on his cell phone.

And I've got no compassion for her.

[Mrs.Liberty]

but all she did was feel compassion for her baby. some here seem to think that that is a crime against society.

She felt compassion by breastfeeding while driving? That same kind of compassion could have been safely exhibited at the side of the road, with the car in park.

I am wondering if this type of compassion by mom is a habit....remind me to stay out of whatever state (or country) she is or is not a citizen of.

[spunkets]

"...some here seem to think that that is a crime against society.

That's why they charged her with a felony and the rest are screaming for blood. I'm sure this all started, because she didn't notice all the 18 wheelers scooting up so the driver could get a good look. One of them must of been an old lady and called 911, or the cops were just monitoring the CB.

[FITZ]

but all she did was feel compassion for her baby

Not enough compassion though to pull over to a rest stop and let the baby feed without it's life being risked. One slam on the brakes and that baby's life would have been over.

[bootless]

...this women wasnt the sharpest pencil in the box, but all she did was feel compassion for her baby. some here seem to think that that is a crime against society.

Feeling versus thinking is not the mark of a reasonable person. I may feel compassion for a junkie on the street - so much so that I give him a $100 bill, versus perhaps a sandwich. Is that a good idea?

I may feel compassion for a hungry child and give them a peanut butter sandwich - not realizing he has a peanut allergy, and endangering his life.

If I were the mother in question, I may feel compassion for a crying, hungry baby. But what favor am I, in reality doing if I feed him CONCURRENT with endangering his life while, in essence, placing him in a position where he becomes an impact absorber in the event of a collision?

I'll answer that. NONE.

Compassion is wonderful. It is godly. Acting with good sense is necessary to this child's survival. They were lucky.

And while I'm working the details, better time planning would have prevented this. Any long car trip (and I make a LOT of them) must have extra time built in for factors out of your control: traffic jams, closed lanes, HUNGRY BABY. Except the hungry baby is not an unexpected delay. It is completely predictable, and has to be accounted for.

As an air traffic controller friend of mine has said on occasion about pilots who don't plan so well and demand special ATC (non-emergency) services: "Lack of planning on their part doesn't constitute an emergency on mine."

[glory]

No, compassion for her baby would have been tending to it's screams and cries AFTER pulling over and parking in the car.
Her actions were unreasonable and unsafe. She certainly didn't show any compassion for what might become of her child if she got in an accident. Give it a rest, this poor breastfeeding mother just wanted to quiet her poor baby thing is not flying. There are too many past and present nursing(or not) mothers with brains enough to see this couple for what they are to buy into the compassionate mother routine. You can back them up on their view on legalities, however you will not sell anyone the bill of goods that this is the action of a mother who has a concern for her child.