Leaving a kid in the car ( Archived) (18)

Sep 18, 2008 5:32 PM CST Leaving a kid in the car
kitty01
kitty01kitty01St. Albert, Alberta Canada244 Threads 1 Polls 5,310 Posts
I just was watching Dr. Phil and he had a lady on that was arrested for leaving her 2 yr. old in the car while she went 30 feet to put some money in the Salvation Army box.

She thinks she did nothing wrong as she had the car in sight at all time. The charges were finally dropped.

What do you think is it alright to leave a child in a car if you have the car in your sight at all times.
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Sep 18, 2008 5:33 PM CST Leaving a kid in the car
mindfful
mindffulmindffulChicago, Illinois USA235 Threads 8 Polls 18,996 Posts
tuff one to comment on kitty but hellloooowave
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Sep 18, 2008 5:35 PM CST Leaving a kid in the car
kissmedeeply
kissmedeeplykissmedeeplyPetitcodiac, New Brunswick Canada70 Threads 15,139 Posts
kitty01: I just was watching Dr. Phil and he had a lady on that was arrested for leaving her 2 yr. old in the car while she went 30 feet to put some money in the Salvation Army box.

She thinks she did nothing wrong as she had the car in sight at all time. The charges were finally dropped.

What do you think is it alright to leave a child in a car if you have the car in your sight at all times.


Well for me never/no

in a blink of an eye..

anything can happen
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Sep 18, 2008 5:36 PM CST Leaving a kid in the car
kitty01
kitty01kitty01St. Albert, Alberta Canada244 Threads 1 Polls 5,310 Posts
Personally I do not think it is safe as a child can move fast and end up moving the car or someone could jump in and take the car, but she says we have all done it at one time or another just for a few minutes.
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Sep 18, 2008 5:37 PM CST Leaving a kid in the car
The only time my children were lever left in the car was when I was pumping gas in the car beyond that no never .
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Sep 18, 2008 5:37 PM CST Leaving a kid in the car
somechick: The only time my children were ever left in the car was when I was pumping gas in the car beyond that no never .
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Sep 18, 2008 5:39 PM CST Leaving a kid in the car
mindfful
mindffulmindffulChicago, Illinois USA235 Threads 8 Polls 18,996 Posts
confused
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Sep 18, 2008 5:39 PM CST Leaving a kid in the car
kitty01
kitty01kitty01St. Albert, Alberta Canada244 Threads 1 Polls 5,310 Posts
Did anyone see Dr. Phil today when he was talking to her?
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Sep 18, 2008 5:39 PM CST Leaving a kid in the car
mindfful
mindffulmindffulChicago, Illinois USA235 Threads 8 Polls 18,996 Posts
it can definitely become a bad situation fast
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Sep 18, 2008 5:41 PM CST Leaving a kid in the car
kitty01
kitty01kitty01St. Albert, Alberta Canada244 Threads 1 Polls 5,310 Posts
Lets say the kids are in the car in your driveway and you forgot something, have you left them to run back in to get what you forgot?
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Sep 18, 2008 5:42 PM CST Leaving a kid in the car
shipoker58
shipoker58shipoker58Las Vegas, Nevada USA30 Threads 2,969 Posts
kitty01: I just was watching Dr. Phil and he had a lady on that was arrested for leaving her 2 yr. old in the car while she went 30 feet to put some money in the Salvation Army box.

She thinks she did nothing wrong as she had the car in sight at all time. The charges were finally dropped.

What do you think is it alright to leave a child in a car if you have the car in your sight at all times.




NO!!!!!!!!!!!! Shoulda dropped the kid in the salvation Army Box!!rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing















Sorry, the devil made me do it!!teddybear teddybear teddybear
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Sep 18, 2008 5:43 PM CST Leaving a kid in the car
mindfful
mindffulmindffulChicago, Illinois USA235 Threads 8 Polls 18,996 Posts
rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing

ship i wish ida thot of that answer
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Sep 18, 2008 5:46 PM CST Leaving a kid in the car
druidess6308
druidess6308druidess6308Aliquippa, Pennsylvania USA79 Threads 13,695 Posts
kitty01: I just was watching Dr. Phil and he had a lady on that was arrested for leaving her 2 yr. old in the car while she went 30 feet to put some money in the Salvation Army box.

She thinks she did nothing wrong as she had the car in sight at all time. The charges were finally dropped.

What do you think is it alright to leave a child in a car if you have the car in your sight at all times.


Yes. Thirty feet is less than the length of my house, and it's hard to carry a two-year-old and a box at the same time. Now, if she'd left her kid in the car while she went into Wal-Mart for an hour, that would be different. That's how children die from overheating. Not because their mother took less than 5 minutes to drop a box off a short distance from the car.
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Sep 18, 2008 5:47 PM CST Leaving a kid in the car
druidess6308
druidess6308druidess6308Aliquippa, Pennsylvania USA79 Threads 13,695 Posts
kitty01: Lets say the kids are in the car in your driveway and you forgot something, have you left them to run back in to get what you forgot?


Yes. My dogs too. dunno dunno Your point?
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Sep 18, 2008 5:50 PM CST Leaving a kid in the car
livinglarge
livinglargelivinglargein a good place, Kildare Ireland10 Threads 5,879 Posts
druidess6308: Yes. Thirty feet is less than the length of my house, and it's hard to carry a two-year-old and a box at the same time. Now, if she'd left her kid in the car while she went into Wal-Mart for an hour, that would be different. That's how children die from overheating. Not because their mother took less than 5 minutes to drop a box off a short distance from the car.
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And furthermore if she had left her child in her house whilst she went to a Tapas bar with a group of nine friends , that would be worse . I think prosecuting the woman was a travesty !!
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Sep 18, 2008 6:04 PM CST Leaving a kid in the car
kitty01
kitty01kitty01St. Albert, Alberta Canada244 Threads 1 Polls 5,310 Posts
druidess6308: Yes. My dogs too. Your point?


These were some of the things that was brought up on the show, plus would you leave your kid in the car to mail a letter, if you were right beside the mailbox.

The lady on the show said she would have taken the kid out when she went to the mailbox. Dr. Phil made a face to that statement.
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Sep 18, 2008 6:05 PM CST Leaving a kid in the car
kitty01
kitty01kitty01St. Albert, Alberta Canada244 Threads 1 Polls 5,310 Posts
The show was about women who were falsely accused for child neglect.
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Sep 18, 2008 6:10 PM CST Leaving a kid in the car
druidess6308
druidess6308druidess6308Aliquippa, Pennsylvania USA79 Threads 13,695 Posts
kitty01: These were some of the things that was brought up on the show, plus would you leave your kid in the car to mail a letter, if you were right beside the mailbox.

The lady on the show said she would have taken the kid out when she went to the mailbox. Dr. Phil made a face to that statement.


And appropriately so...that was stupid.

Depends, I guess, on how far the mailbox was...but still, seems odd. I would've made a face at her for that, too! hug
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