Baby left in shopping cart: crime or not?

Stray · ‎04-20-2013

A young mother forgot her baby in a shopping cart for 40 minutes. She claims she forgot her baby because she parked in a different parking space and was out of her usual routine. Do you think she should be charged with a crime?

Mmsfoxxie · ‎06-19-2010

No....she made a terrible mistake. I've never forgotten a baby but I have forgotten things that made me feel stupid. I don't know her but if an investigation proves her to otherwise be a good mother, she deserves a pass.

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brii · ‎06-20-2010

Yes, that's neglect. You cannot forget a baby.

CrazyDaisy · ‎03-20-2010

@Mmsfoxxie wrote:
No....she made a terrible mistake. I've never forgotten a baby but I have forgotten things that made me feel stupid. I don't know her but if an investigation proves her to otherwise be a good mother, she deserves a pass.

Have to agree. Do not know this person or what kind of mother she may be, so I will not judge her based on one mistake.

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willomenia · ‎07-31-2011

Of course! Probably on her cell phone instead of talking to her child like 90% of mothers out there. Somehow your child is only first on your mind when its convenient for you!

ladyroxanne · ‎03-09-2010

i can understand forgetting and leaving the baby behind. i'd like to hear her story for myself, but based on the info here, i don't think a crime was committed. everyone can be forgetful as awful as it can be.

Jacie · ‎01-09-2011

Sorry, but that should be criminal, lots of parents out there who shouldn't be.

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tends2dogs · ‎05-08-2010

Where was the shopping cart during this 40 minutes? In the store? In the parking lot? I guess I don't understand the circumstances, but 40 minutes????? Give me a break.

Poor baby.

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CrazyDaisy · ‎03-20-2010

@willomenia wrote:
Of course! Probably on her cell phone instead of talking to her child like 90% of mothers out there. Somehow your child is only first on your mind when its convenient for you!

I did not see where she was on the phone at the time.

Someday, when scientists discover the center of the Universe....some people will be disappointed it is not them.

fleetwood · ‎03-09-2010

@tends2dogs wrote:
Where was the shopping cart during this 40 minutes? In the store? In the parking lot? I guess I don't understand the circumstances, but 40 minutes????? Give me a break.

Poor baby.

I am as confused as you are. I don't understand where she left the baby. Where was the cart all this while?