LOSING A BABY

So I watched CSI again tonight. It was an old episode, but very very interesting. I didn't watch the ending, but one of the cases was about a baby left in the car and died. I feel so disturbed by this. HOW THE HECK DOES SOMEONE FORGETS THEIR KID IN THE CAR. It doesn't matter how busy you are or how quiet the baby was. There isn't any excuse for leaving a baby in the car! You know damn well that when you leave the car, you'll remember to get everything, even down to the cell phone. If you can't forget something as little as a cell phone, how can you actually forget a baby?! Don't people these days look back to see if the car is secured and locked? BUGS THE CRAP OUT OF ME.

Ok, so the story was that the wife usually takes the kid to day care, but this time she had to fly to LA. The husband instead had to take the infant to day care. 11:30 am, a lady found the baby dead in the car. When the husband came out from work due to all the police and emt lights, he thought his car was probably broken into. Come to find, he forgot his baby son in the car. The temp. in the car at the time was over 144. He claims that he had a hectic morning, that he normally isn't the one to drop the baby off, so therefore, forgot. Accident?!!

So heres another thing to think about. If you forgot your baby in the car one day, and he/she dies. You're now accused of baby endangerment / neglect to a child. What should your punishment be? WHATS WORSE THEN LOSING A CHILD....??


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