So I read this article about this mother in Ill. whom left her 2 yr old daughter in a warm running locked alarmed vehicle to take her older daughter and her friend to the Salvation Army Santa in front of a Walmart less than 10 ft away. She could see her vehicle the entire time and she was only out of the vehicle, while it was sleeting out, for just a couple moments. Yet she gets arrested for child endangerment. To read the article just click the title above and it will take you to the link.
I thought I would share my thoughts on this.
First I do not beleive that she endangered her child at all. I think that the particular police officer was just being a dick. Honestly I have left my child alone in a vehicle several times to just step out a couple feet away, I could always see the vehicle.
Yes something terrible happened one time but it turned out ok. I felt terrible and frightened when it happened but I learned from it. The police officers in my case were wonderful and informed me that I could have been charged but because the outcome was a good one and nothing happened to my daughter that they were not going to press charges against me. So I do know the dangers of it and I do know what can happen. In my case I was leaving work and I had to block the drive so I got out of my van to block the drive and 2 guys walked up out of no where. They went to get my purse I hollered at them and one guy jumped in and took off just to get my purse, he had no idea that my daughter was in the vehicle. He just drove my van to the apartment complex he stayed at just a few streets back, took the keys and my purse and fled, the cops found it within minutes. Only because they knew where to look. My daughter was really young so she doesn't even remember it.
I do not beleive this women should be charged for child endangerment and I surely can understand not wanting to take her 2 yr old sleeping child out of the warm vehicle into the cold and sleeting conditions for a couple of minutes. She was only a few feet away and could see the vehicle the whole time. I can understand if she had parked in a parking space way in the back and went into the store shopping then yes she should be charged with child endangerment, but that was not the case and I think the cop in the situation just get a wild hair up his a$$ and wanted to be a dick about the whole thing. I feel bad for the mother in all of this.
There are million of moms whom do the same sort of thing everyday. I have seen ppl park there car and go into a store (conveniant, grocery and department, even malls) and leave there children sitting in the car. That is child endangerment because they can not see their children and anything can happen. And yet they do not get arrested. I even see cops see this and do nothing about it. I have sat in my vehicle and watched kids in another vehicle because there was no adult present with them. I will sit until I see the parent come back to the car. I have never said anything to these parents but maybe I should.
I see mothers leave there kids in the car while simply going a couple feet to pick up there child from school, but they can see the car the entire time and it is secured while they are out of the vehicle.
Basicly I think this mother is being wrongly subjected to police nonscence. I hope the they find her not guilty of child endangerment. I am behind this mother 100%.
BTW: I know of a case here in Va where a father (a paster of a church) whom left his child in his suv for eight hours and she died and he didn't get any jail time. Now that should have gotten him put in jail for child endangerment. Read the story here: http://www.kidsandcars.org/incidents/heat/news/Pastorleftdaughterincar.html
Anyhow again I do not beleive that this mother should be found guilty of child endangerment.
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