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Hello Miss M. As a fellow resident of the NYC metropolitan area, I enjoy reading your posts and think you're one of the best posters on this site, but sad to say, that advice doesn't wash. In the past I've also heard people advise to put one's cell phone or purse in the back seat so the child won't be forgotten. That is also ridiculous.

As I parent, I know life gets hectic, but priority one of being a parent is caring for your child. It's one thing if you (the general you, not specifically you) are at a store, you turn your back for one second and your kid runs off and you don't know where he is.

To forget a child is in your car on a hot day for several hours is at minimum is negligence and abuse. I am sorry for the pain these parents feel when their children die because they accidentally left their kids in hot cars for hours...but there is no excuse.

But you cannot blame the government for this. Things happens, and sure it can slip your mind for a minute or two, but any longer than that, as a parent, you failed.

I'm not saying put these people away for life, but damn, if a person's child dies because he or she didn't remember that the child was baking away in a hot car for several hours...that's criminal and not just an oopsie. This can't be blamed on government regulations of where a child should be seated in the car. Cars are not huge spaces with multiple quarters to check. If your child is with you and you forget them to the point that he or she dies, there is no excuse.

Oh, well, I agree that parents have got to remember to take their kids out of the backseat. And, of course, it must be the first priority in getting out of a car. I don’t have a problem with leaving a purse or phone in the backseat - whatever it takes not to make a mistake. That, too, is part of being a good parent. I, personally, have a terrible memory and lose my phone, credit cards and car keys on a regular basis. I still pin my gloves to my winter coat. I’m just the type of idiot who would leave a kid in the back seat - not for two hours but, yes, for 15 minutes.

My main point, of course, is that the government creates terrible laws to correct other bad laws. I think we can at least agree on that!

Maybe I’m a homophobe but this story has my back up. Two ditzy queens with drug problems and serious man boobs were able to adopt 3 children and managed to already kill one of them. I hope they and the corrupt social workers all end up in jail.

Thank you for the compliment, btw. I don’t often get them here.

I'm not saying put these people away for life, but damn, if a person's child dies because he or she didn't remember that the child was baking away in a hot car for several hours...that's criminal and not just an oopsie. This can't be blamed on government regulations of where a child should be seated in the car. Cars are not huge spaces with multiple quarters to check. If your child is with you and you forget them to the point that he or she dies, there is no excuse.

You fail Statistics.