I once reported a baby in a hot van on a warm day at a public library in Orange California. The library staff was not very assertive so i had to contact the police, & then the dept of child services. The police were the most alert about the matter, and it ended up going to a judge...
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"Teen shatters window of sweltering hot car to save little girl banging on the window -" Washington Times
needed 13 stitches
"I just one time, boom, it shattered, the kid is out of the car, and everybody is good. I'm blessed to be here, God brought me here, just to save that young lady," Mr. Torres told WVIT-TV."
Thanks 👍.
Use a brick next time if possible
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"Toddler brothers die after climbing into hot car and getting trapped for 90 minutes as temperature inside hits 130F "
"Toddler brothers die after climbing into hot car and getting trapped for 90 minutes as temperature inside hits 130F "
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"Grieving father warns of dangers of infants sleeping in car seats outside of vehicle after his 'miracle baby' DIED at day care "
"Grieving father warns of dangers of infants sleeping in car seats outside of vehicle after his 'miracle baby' DIED at day care"
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"Miracle baby of couple who suffered six miscarriages dies in hot car in 91F heat after babysitter forgot to drop her off at daycare "
"Miracle baby of couple who suffered six miscarriages dies in hot car in 91F heat after babysitter forgot to drop her off at daycare "
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"Rear-Seat Reminder Systems in Most New Cars by 2025 "- Consumer Reports
"These two trade association groups included in the agreement work with the majority of the automakers that sell vehicles in the U.S. The Auto Alliance includes car companies such as Ford, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, General Motors, Jaguar Land Rover, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi, Porsche, Toyota, Volkswagen, and Volvo. Global Automakers works with Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Nissan, and Subaru, among others..."
"Rear-Seat Reminder Systems in Most New Cars by 2025 ...This new agreement includes many large automakers, including domestic car companies General Motors, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Ford, and foreign-based companies such as Honda, Nissan, and Toyota."
"Rear-Seat Reminder Systems in Most New Cars by 2025 ...This new agreement includes many large automakers, including domestic car companies General Motors, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Ford, and foreign-based companies such as Honda, Nissan, and Toyota."
VICTORY ! "Major Automaker Groups Agree to Add Rear-Seat Reminder to Cars By 2025 ...Help Parents Prevent In-Car Heatstroke...A rear-seat reminder is a safety feature that warns drivers to check the rear seats of a vehicle before getting out. Such features can help reduce the chance that a child gets left behind in a parked car and develops heatstroke, too often with fatal consequences..."
VICTORY ! "Major Automaker Groups Agree to Add Rear-Seat Reminder to Cars By 2025 ...Help Parents Prevent In-Car Heatstroke...A rear-seat reminder is a safety feature that warns drivers to check the rear seats of a vehicle before getting out. Such features can help reduce the chance that a child gets left behind in a parked car and develops heatstroke, too often with fatal consequences..."
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U HAVE TO FEEL SORRY FOR THIS GUY (& WIFE)..TOTAL ACCIDENT "Juan Rodriguez sobs in court after being charged with twins' deaths ...A licensed social worker and military veteran, he was still wearing the same turquoise blue polo shirt he’d worn Friday, as he cared for homeless and disabled vets at his job at a VA hospital in Kingsbridge."
I'm calling on congress to require a "child warning" beeper on ALL NEW VEHICLES ..just like a "left lights on" beeper ...but maybe a voice beeper that says "DONT FORGET THE KIDS")
#DEFENDtheUNBORN ! 👶👣👼🌹🥀🎵🎶✝️⛪🙏♥️😎🇺🇸 (@PRAISETRIUNEGOD) tweeted at 8:47 AM on Sun, Jul 28, 2019:
I'm calling on congress to require a "child warning" beeper on ALL NEW VEHICLES ..just like a "left lights on" beeper ...but maybe a voice beeper that says "DONT FORGET THE KIDS"
(https://twitter.com/PRAISETRIUNEGOD/status/1155505128264232960?s=03)
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I'm calling on congress to require a "child warning" beeper on ALL NEW VEHICLES ..just like a "left lights on" beeper ...but maybe a voice beeper that says "DONT FORGET THE KIDS"
(https://twitter.com/PRAISETRIUNEGOD/status/1155505128264232960?s=03)
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WHEN U CAN LEGALLY BREAK INTO A CAR "Governor Signs California Right to Rescue Act | Official Website - Assemblymember Miguel Santiago Representing the 53rd Cali..."
"1. Check that the car cannot be opened.
2. The animal must be suffering harm or in imminent danger.
3. Contact law enforcement.
4. Remain with animal in safe location until law enforcement arrives.
5. Don't use more force than necessary to rescue the animal.
According to AB 797, if these steps are followed, Good Samaritans would then be protected from criminal prosecution of liability for civil damages.
California law already makes ..."
2. The animal must be suffering harm or in imminent danger.
3. Contact law enforcement.
4. Remain with animal in safe location until law enforcement arrives.
5. Don't use more force than necessary to rescue the animal.
According to AB 797, if these steps are followed, Good Samaritans would then be protected from criminal prosecution of liability for civil damages.
California law already makes ..."
https://a53.asmdc.org/press-release/governor-signs-california-right-rescue-act
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Thoughts and prayers re Presley Walker "Name released of baby who died in hot car in Oklahoma" - NZ Herald
"Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office spokesman Mark Opgrande said Monday that Presley Walker was found dead in the car's back seat by investigators who were called Friday evening to the parking lot of a daycare in Luther...."
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11900501&ref=rss
JESUS HEALS!
Saturday, August 5, 2017
HEARTWRENCHING "Baby girl found dead in hot car after grandmother believed she had dropped her at daycare " The Independent
"A four-month-old infant was found dead after she was left inside a vehicle for most of the day in Oklahoma. Her grandmother had thought she had left the girl at a daycare centre before going to work...."
JESUS HEALS!
Thursday, July 27, 2017
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"Great Falls SC man charged after pit bull dies in his yard " Island Packet
"The dog, a blue pit bull, was chained to a pole in the yard with a belt for a collar and very little shade, the report says. The temperatures for the day were in the mid to upper 90s, officers said.
The dog choked to death while trying to crawl to a nearby bush for shade,..."
The dog choked to death while trying to crawl to a nearby bush for shade,..."
http://www.islandpacket.com/news/nation-world/national/article163170363.html
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26 KILLED IN HOT CARS THIS YEAR "Father arrested in deaths of twin girls found in hot car"
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Nationwide, the girls who died in Carrollton are the 25th and 26th children to die this year in hot vehicles, more than double the number who had died by this point in the summer during..."
Nationwide, the girls who died in Carrollton are the 25th and 26th children to die this year in hot vehicles, more than double the number who had died by this point in the summer during..."
http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/world/story/1.3708757
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Thursday, July 28, 2016
HEARTWRENCHING "2-Year-Old Dies from Being Left in Hot Car While Parents Attend Bible Study" - Christian News Headlines
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The family is Burmese and does not speak English fluently, but were able to tell church members to call 911.
"We didn't know. We didn't see. He just bring into the building inside,..."
http://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/2-year-old-dies-from-being-left-in-hot-car-while-parents-attend-bible-study.html
The family is Burmese and does not speak English fluently, but were able to tell church members to call 911.
"We didn't know. We didn't see. He just bring into the building inside,..."
http://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/2-year-old-dies-from-being-left-in-hot-car-while-parents-attend-bible-study.html
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Wednesday, July 27, 2016
"DEATHS OF KIDS IN HOT CARS PROMPT PLEAS TO PARENTS" SanDiegoUnionTribune.com
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The deaths of four children in hot cars in recent days has brought the number across the U.S. this year to at least 23, nearly matching the total for all of last year and prompting..."
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/jul/27/tp-deaths-of-kids-in-hot-cars-prompt-pleas-to-par/
The deaths of four children in hot cars in recent days has brought the number across the U.S. this year to at least 23, nearly matching the total for all of last year and prompting..."
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/jul/27/tp-deaths-of-kids-in-hot-cars-prompt-pleas-to-par/
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Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Heartwrenching "Dallas child dies after being left in a car during church service during 100F heat " Daily Mail Online
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Boi Lei Sang died on Sunday after officers responded on Sunday afternoon to a report of a child left in a vehicle, authorities said...."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3706618/Dallas-child-dies-left-car-church-service-Three-year-old-roasts-temperature-hits-100F.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490
Boi Lei Sang died on Sunday after officers responded on Sunday afternoon to a report of a child left in a vehicle, authorities said...."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3706618/Dallas-child-dies-left-car-church-service-Three-year-old-roasts-temperature-hits-100F.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490
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Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Friday, October 16, 2015
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
2014 CHART of KIDS WHO DIED in HOT CARS : NAMES & DATES etc
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Incident #
| Date | Location | Temperature | Name | Age |
| October | |||||
| 10/22/14 | Tucson, AZ | 89° | Isabel Ledo Herrera | 7 mo | |
| 10/16/14 | Hillsboro, OR | 69° | Girl | 6 mo | |
| 10/4/14 | Phoenix, AZ | 96° | Haden Nelson | 3 yr | |
| September | |||||
| 09/11/14 | Brownsville, TX | 93° | Boy | 8 mo | |
26*
| 09/3/14 | Patuxent River NAS, MD | 84° | Boy | 17 mo |
| August | |||||
| 08/31/14 | Roanoke, VA | 89° | River Lyn Nicole Jackson | 2 yr | |
24*
| 08/29/14 | Lahaina, HI | 84° | Kaiohu Kapu | 4 yr |
| 08/01/14 | Hurricane, UT | 90° | Skyah Suwyn | 11 mo | |
| July | |||||
| 07/30/14 | Sylmar, CA | 95° | Vincent Quintana | 3 yr | |
| 07/27/14 | Statesville, NC | 88° | Boy | 1 mo | |
| 07/24/14 | Wichita, KS | 90° | Kadillak Poe Jones | 10 mo | |
| 07/11/14 | Port Huron, MI | 77° | Derrick Holmon | 5 yr | |
| 07/07/14 | Ridgefield, CT | 88° | Benjamin Seitz | 15 mo | |
| 07/06/14 | El Paso, TX | 95° | Hailey Marie Harper | 2 yr | |
| 07/03/14 | Lancaster, SC | 91° | Logan Cox | 3 yr | |
| June | |||||
| 06/18/14 | Cobb County, GA | 91° | Cooper Harris | 22 mo | |
14†
| 06/16/14 | Hagerstown, MD | 93° | Shania Gill | 18 mo |
13†
| 06/16/14 | Hagerstown, MD | 93° | Shameka Gill | 6 mo |
| 06/16/14 | Rockledge, FL | 91° | Anna Marie Lillie | 9 mo | |
11*
| 06/12/14 | Ardmore, OK | 84° | Mason Ryan Wood | 2 mo |
| 06/10/14 | Flint, TX | 88° | Bella Lindstrom | 4 yr | |
| 06/08/14 | Sarasota, FL | 85° | Alejandra Hernandez | 2 yr | |
| 06/04/14 | Dolgeville, NY | 73° | Sophia Lea Marie Lyon | 15 mo | |
| May | |||||
| 05/25/14 | Florence, SC | 86° | Jeremiah A. Kennedy | 13 mo | |
| 05/25/14 | Princeton, IL | 84° | Logan Jacobs | 5 yr | |
| 05/12/14 | Clarkston, GA | 87° | Julius Meh | 2 yr | |
| 05/08/14 | Hartsville, SC | 93° | Sophia Goyeneche | 13 mo | |
| April | |||||
| 04/29/14 | Bakersfield, CA | 87° | Fernando Velasquez | 5 yr | |
| 04/22/14 | North Richland Hills, TX | 84° | Aurora Hollingsworth | 17 mo | |
| 04/16/14 | San Jose, CA | 80° | Giovanni Alonzo Hernandez | 9 mo |
* "Probable" heatstroke death, awaiting official cause of death determination
** Trunk Entrapment
† Parent also in vehicle
http://avisoreminder.com/
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"Jesus is Lord," & believe in your heart
that God raised Him from the dead,
u will be saved."
Romans 10.9
REMINDER DEVICE for KIDS IN CARS
http://avisoreminder.com/
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" If u declare with your mouth,
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u will be saved."
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11 HAVE DIED ALREADY THIS YEAR: "Why hot cars are so hazardous for kids "- CBS News
"...This year, there have already been at least 11 such
cases in the United States and that number is
expected to rise..."
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/child-hot-car-deaths-why-so-hazardous/
cases in the United States and that number is
expected to rise..."
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/child-hot-car-deaths-why-so-hazardous/
Friday, July 17, 2015
KIDS AND CARS WEBSITE
KIDS AND CARS
"And we know that in all things God works
for the good of those who love Him,..."
Romans 8.28
for the good of those who love Him,..."
Romans 8.28
Thursday, July 16, 2015
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Re LEAVING KIDS (&PETS) IN CAR: KidsAndCars.org
Saw them on Good Morn America today.
http://www.kidsandcars.org/
http://www.kidsandcars.org/
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
IMPORTANCE OF PROPER POSITIONING:"Little Girl Has Bruising on Chest After Car Accident. It Means Her Mom Didn’t Make A Common Mistake"
"...The bruising on her chest is from her
chest clip on her 5 point harness. Notice it
was correctly positioned on her chest, at
armpit level right between her nipples.
Clearly, there was some force to that
accident. Had the clip been placed lower, she
likely would have had organ damage and
internal bleeding. Had it been placed higher,
she could have been asphyxiated. (The ER
doctor she saw confirmed these facts ..."
chest clip on her 5 point harness. Notice it
was correctly positioned on her chest, at
armpit level right between her nipples.
Clearly, there was some force to that
accident. Had the clip been placed lower, she
likely would have had organ damage and
internal bleeding. Had it been placed higher,
she could have been asphyxiated. (The ER
doctor she saw confirmed these facts ..."
Friday, June 12, 2015
HE WAS A VICTIM,NOT NEGLIGENT (albeit...)"Corvette: Texas man and his dog die from heat exhaustion after getting trapped in luxury car"
Apparently,it is possible to manually over-ride the electronic doorlock system from inside the car,but he didn't know about it,which makes you wonder if corvette is to blame? (Unless this was suicide?)
Saturday, May 16, 2015
BABY IN CAR:"Dad Stuck on Train Calls 911 When He Realizes What He’s Forgotten Could Turn His World Upside Down"
"...
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, 25 children die due to
being locked in vehicles. Since 1998, there have been
637 such deaths in the United States alone."
http://www.ijreview.com/2015/05/321896-frantic-father-calls-911-familiar-mistake-almost-took-daughters-life/
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, 25 children die due to
being locked in vehicles. Since 1998, there have been
637 such deaths in the United States alone."
http://www.ijreview.com/2015/05/321896-frantic-father-calls-911-familiar-mistake-almost-took-daughters-life/
Thursday, May 14, 2015
THIS is the DILEMMA re SAVING KIDS (or animals) in CARS: "Georgia Veteran Accused of Smashing Car Window to Save Dog in Hot Car, Pet Owner Cited "
note: I had a similar experience at the main library in Orange California, albeit it was a baby in a van, and I was thinking about smashing a window to rescue the crying baby...but the lady came out just in time (she was subsequently charged for neglect). But if I had smashed the window, would I be charged for it? That's what happened in this case. THe problem is you don't know if you can afford to wait for a few more minutes or not...
"Georgia Veteran Accused of Smashing Car Window
to Save Dog in Hot Car, Pet Owner Cited "
"And we know that in all things God works
for the good of those who love Him,..."
Romans 8.28
for the good of those who love Him,..."
Romans 8.28
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
I SAVED A KID FROM A HOT CAR ONCE: "Phoenix police: Boy dies after being left unattended in HOT CAR, dad arrested"
"Phoenix police: Boy dies after being left unattended in hot car, dad arrested"
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"And we know that in all things God works
for the good of those who love Him,..."
Romans 8.28
for the good of those who love Him,..."
Romans 8.28
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Fwd: "Pediatrician: Unimaginable suffering for toddler who died in car "| www.wsbradio.com
"It wouldn' t have taken very long for 22- month old
Cooper Harris to begin suffering locked in the back of
his father ' s SUV . " Thirty to sixty minutes, " said Dr. Jim Fortenberry, pediatric chief at Children ' s Hospitals of Atlanta. "It can happen so quickly ."
http://m.wsbradio.com/news/news/pediatrician-unimaginable-suffering-toddler-who-di/ngPWp/
WELCOME!
WELCOME! I am starting this blog because I personally witnessed a baby left in a van on a warm day...all windows up, all doors locked. The baby was crying & apparently struggling because we heard a knocking or tapping on the inside of the van but we couldn't see the baby (all windows darkly tinted) . We conjectured that the baby was flailing its arms and hit the inside of the van.
It was at a public library and as I was leaving a young man came up to me and said "I think I hear a baby crying in that van" and asked me to verify if I heard it too. Sure enough, I heard it and after trying the doors and not able to get inside the van (without breaking a window, which I was prepared to do ) we went into the library and told the main desk and they made an announcement.
We went back outside, and shortly later a lady came out and opened the van. Turns out that this was a daycare center transportation van and they had taken all the children inside for a show at the library but had forgotten the 2-yo baby (apparently classified as a "toddler" at that age in california). The lady leaned into the van and was checking on the baby but a library employee was blocking us from also looking in.
Nor did this library employee make an effort to look at the baby to see if it was okay. There was no noise. The baby was not crying. Was it alive? Brain damaged? How long had the baby been in there? These were all questions going thru my mind at the time and were NOT answered. The library employee (who I will simply say, frankly, is a jerk) seemed more intent on giving the lady her "right to privacy" rather than verifying the welfare of the baby.
The lady never pulled the baby out but simply said, "He's okay" , at which point the library employee said, "You heard it, the baby is okay. That's it." And continued to block the aisle between the van and the car next to it. He's the type of person who is very controlling and if I insisted on seeing the baby or stepped toward him I suspect he would have tried to create a conflict and get ME in trouble rather than anything else.
So to avoid a conflict I backed away and watched from a distance. I took a few photos of the lady by the van (baby still inside) and some of the daycare kids coming out of the library. And I got the license plate. The library never reported the incident. I called the police a few minutes later and they went to the daycare center with paramedics and did a check on the baby.
But the lady lied to the police officer and said that an adult had been in the van with the baby at all times. When the cop called me back and told me what she said I informed him that they were lying to him and told him to check with the library staff. Apparently he did so and the case was reported to social services (not only by him but me as well), and they shut down the daycare and on 9/4/14 I testified at a social services hearing as to what I observed.
The lady was appealing the shut down of the daycare center. She apparently admitted that she lied to the police officer but was asking for a second chance. I don't know what the judge decided...sometimes it can be up to a month before they make a written decision.Anyways, that's my personal story & experience. I'm glad I wasn't the one who left my baby or pet in a car.
I hope the judge makes a fair decision for this lady. If she's a deceptive person who cannot be trusted on a regular basis that's one thing; if she made a rash, panicked, decision to be dishonest on a one-time basis maybe that can be forgiven once? Maybe she learned her lesson?
Or is she the type of person who will say whatever needs to be said in order to get out of consequences? I hope the judge has the discernment to make the right decision based on all the facts & information.
This is a person entrusted to the
It was at a public library and as I was leaving a young man came up to me and said "I think I hear a baby crying in that van" and asked me to verify if I heard it too. Sure enough, I heard it and after trying the doors and not able to get inside the van (without breaking a window, which I was prepared to do ) we went into the library and told the main desk and they made an announcement.
We went back outside, and shortly later a lady came out and opened the van. Turns out that this was a daycare center transportation van and they had taken all the children inside for a show at the library but had forgotten the 2-yo baby (apparently classified as a "toddler" at that age in california). The lady leaned into the van and was checking on the baby but a library employee was blocking us from also looking in.
Nor did this library employee make an effort to look at the baby to see if it was okay. There was no noise. The baby was not crying. Was it alive? Brain damaged? How long had the baby been in there? These were all questions going thru my mind at the time and were NOT answered. The library employee (who I will simply say, frankly, is a jerk) seemed more intent on giving the lady her "right to privacy" rather than verifying the welfare of the baby.
The lady never pulled the baby out but simply said, "He's okay" , at which point the library employee said, "You heard it, the baby is okay. That's it." And continued to block the aisle between the van and the car next to it. He's the type of person who is very controlling and if I insisted on seeing the baby or stepped toward him I suspect he would have tried to create a conflict and get ME in trouble rather than anything else.
So to avoid a conflict I backed away and watched from a distance. I took a few photos of the lady by the van (baby still inside) and some of the daycare kids coming out of the library. And I got the license plate. The library never reported the incident. I called the police a few minutes later and they went to the daycare center with paramedics and did a check on the baby.
But the lady lied to the police officer and said that an adult had been in the van with the baby at all times. When the cop called me back and told me what she said I informed him that they were lying to him and told him to check with the library staff. Apparently he did so and the case was reported to social services (not only by him but me as well), and they shut down the daycare and on 9/4/14 I testified at a social services hearing as to what I observed.
The lady was appealing the shut down of the daycare center. She apparently admitted that she lied to the police officer but was asking for a second chance. I don't know what the judge decided...sometimes it can be up to a month before they make a written decision.Anyways, that's my personal story & experience. I'm glad I wasn't the one who left my baby or pet in a car.
I hope the judge makes a fair decision for this lady. If she's a deceptive person who cannot be trusted on a regular basis that's one thing; if she made a rash, panicked, decision to be dishonest on a one-time basis maybe that can be forgiven once? Maybe she learned her lesson?
Or is she the type of person who will say whatever needs to be said in order to get out of consequences? I hope the judge has the discernment to make the right decision based on all the facts & information.
This is a person entrusted to the
welfare of numerous children from very young to what looked like eight-year-old kids as well.
And so, based on all the above and reading about kids and babies left in cars ...many of whom died, I decided to start this blog dedicated to informing, educating, and updating information about the DANGER of LEAVING CHILDREN (& PETS) IN VEHICLES, NOT ONLY ON WARM & HOT DAYS but even on what seems like a cool 60-degree day.
I will be posting links that talk more about these subjects and hope you browse thru them. There's also one particular link that caught my eye about how to REMIND YOURSELF that a baby is in the back of the car (if you are the forgetful type of person).
Take off one of your shoes and put it in back with the baby before you drive. You won't get out of the car with one shoe on will you ?
I will be posting links that talk more about these subjects and hope you browse thru them. There's also one particular link that caught my eye about how to REMIND YOURSELF that a baby is in the back of the car (if you are the forgetful type of person).
Take off one of your shoes and put it in back with the baby before you drive. You won't get out of the car with one shoe on will you ?
Once again, thanks for browsing this blog and please keep your children (& pets) with you when you leave your car!
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