Police Say Two Children Died When Mother Left Them in Hot Car for Three Hours

The Associated Press ^ | Published: Jun 29, 2002

[Catspaw]

It was around 70 when the pup was in the car and I was still worried about him, even though the windows (all four) were more than cracked. Fortunately, my errand didn't take long & we went off to the dog park where he could play with wild abandon with dog buddies. I wouldn't take the dog along unless I knew it was still relatively cool,I could find a shady spot to park & the errand wasn't going to last long. But I've seen acts of stupidity that could be very lethal for both children and dogs now that hot weather's here again.

[trussell]

I agree.

My children are 7 and 2 and I could never imagine putting my children in that kind of danger. I have trouble even letting them play outside without me being outside with them, and I live in a little town, in a trailer park and the yard is fenced.

[DB]

Geez...

The "Story" is not the evidence. We don't know what the evidence is. Let police and DA do their job.

[Jonathon Spectre]

I can describe this "mother" without ever seeing them, I bet. Let me take a shot at it: Fat trailer trash, has a rail-spike of a husband with a scraggly, disgusting mustache.

There are no words to convey the horror at such a useless, senseless loss of such innocent children. I don't even know what to say.

I could suggest a punishment, though.

[Publius6961]

Well zuit! First things first.
How did her hair come out?

[Publius6961]

The mother was being held on an open charge of murder pending

As much as I would like to support this view, it is unjustified.
How about criminal stupidity with "special circumstances"?

I still maintain that stupidity should be a jail-time crime...
No excuses.

[Publius6961]

And the race of the mother is relavant in what way?

Looking over all the responses up to yours, looks like you are the first to introduce the word "race".

Do you plan to answer your own question?

[11th Earl of Mar]

Police did not release the 25-year-old Detroit resident's name.

And you get one guess why.

From the Detroit News:

Mother charged in death of 2 children left in car

June 30, 2002, 5:00 PM

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) -- A mother whose children died after authorities say she left them in a car on a hot day for more than three hours was charged Sunday with two counts of felony murder.

Tarajee Shaheer Maynor faces up to life in prison if convicted...

[Publius6961]

Third, one's offspring could be killed as happened in this case.

Sorry... you don't get to make the rules.
The Darwin Award is posthumous by definition.
Unless you are planning to award it to the kids; but they don't qualify. They didn't get to choose their mother.

[Publius6961]

Oh, and before you ask, yes, other primates commit infanticide too, all quite independently of Roe v Wade.

Oh.. OK.
It must be all right then.

I feel so much better.
(/sarcasm)

[Archie Bunker on steroids]

She said she drove for about three hours before going to the hospital, officers said.

If she drove around for three hours, she clearly was trying to get whatever she put in her system out. She was probably at a crackhouse and was afraid to go to the station in her condition.

[Paleo Conservative]

No, you are wrong. Here is a link to 1996/1997 nominations for Darwin awards. Number 13 was especiall unlucky.

NOMINEE #13 The Calgary Sun Saturday, December 28, 1996 VANCOUVER (CP) - A man arguing over a love triangle accidently shot himself in the groin, taking off his testicles and part of his penis. Police said the man was waving a .357 Magnum revolver around during the shouting match early yesterday. But when he stuffed it back in his pants the gun went off. Police were called to the hospital after the man in his 20s was brought in by friends. Charges are pending against the victim, who is expected to survive

[Anamensis]

Oh.. OK. It must be all right then.

All I'm saying is that legalizing abortion did not invent infanticide.

[Timesink]

Good grief, even if she is how or why is that relevant?

Your question was answered far earlier in the thread.

[Timesink]

I'm with LWalk18 on this one. Evil comes in all shades, shapes, sizes and gender. Color is irrelevant, it's what she did that is unspeakable.

Again, we - or at least I - am not, and have not been, claiming that a person's race somehow predisposes them to want to kill their children. My beef is with government officials who refuse to release names and media outlets that refuse to report certain names because they might make the reader/viewer think said person was black, and "it wouldn't be right for us to perpetuate racial stereotypes, now would it?"

Not that the media was covering up in this particular case, but they do very often, often in ways that are literally dangerous to the communities they are supposed to serve. For example, if a murderer is on the loose in town and they have a detailed description of the suspect and even a name, news outlets will often refuse to mention his race if he is black. You'll learn that he's 5'11" and 180 lbs and was last seen wearing a blue windbreaker and a pair of khakis, but they won't tell you he's black. This directly and severely impedes the ability of the public to watch out for said murderer. All in the name of political correctness. It is wrong, and eventually somebody's going to die because of it.

[Timesink]

Well well well, felony murder. There is definitely more going on here than what we've been told.

[LWalk18]

Looking over all the responses up to yours, looks like you are the first to introduce the word "race". Do you plan to answer your own question?

I may have been the first to mention the word race, but Timesink was clearly wondering what race the mother was, and he clarified his point to me later on in the conversation regarding the media's PC reluctance to show the race of criminals in a particular case, particularly if they are black- I believe this the case some of the time, other times not. In this case the woman's name was not printed because had not been charged, not because of her race- her name has since been released.

No I don't believe her race is relevent- evil is evil, and she should be punished to the full extent of the law for her vicious act.

[helpisontheway]

I appreciate your opinion and agree with you in part. It is necessary, I feel, when describing a criminal for the purposes of a "be on the lookout" for a criminal who is on the run, to include all pertinent information, including race. This being PC is getting way out of hand, IMHO. However, I still don't see why it is necessary, in this case, to include race when reporting a story. She was already in custody. Except maybe to the locals, who cares what her name is when the story first breaks, it's not relevent. It's not a racial issue, it's unfortunately another "mother killed her babies" issue that is beginning to loom larger than life in our country.

[newgeezer]

I am fully ready to believe some mothers are without conscience!!

Our "freedom from religion" society insists mankind exists due to nothing more than chance (dumb luck). Thus, a person has no more intrinsic value than a spotted owl, a snail darter, or algae.

Therefore, it is no surprise that conscience is lacking. Mothers of all ages and races are murdering babies left and right, in the restroom during prom, locked in the car, or in the womb. Take your pick; there's no difference. Life is abundant and extremely cheap.

[Registered]

I don't think it is relevant, the only reason anyone can suspect she might be black is because it happened in Detroit, if it was some other city you couldn't make that assumption.

Tarajee Maynor, 25, of Detroit, a mother accused of leaving her children to die inside her sweltering car while she went to have her hair done, has been charged with first-degreee murder. Maynor, shown in a Southfield, Mich., police department booking photo, remains jailed without bond Monday, July 1, 2002. Maynor faces life in prison without possibility of parole if convicted as charged. Acacia D. Maynor, 10 months, and Adonnis D. Maynor, 3 years, died Friday, June 28 after being left alone in Maynor's black compact car for more than three hours, police said. (AP Photo/Southfield Police)