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[CJC]

Saw on news today that another baby, 6 months I believe, has died as a result of being left in a hot car.  My heart goes out to the families who must live with this tragedy for the rest of their lives.  Pets meeting the same fate.  Why is this happening?  I am 70, so AC in vehicles has been commonplace only for the second half of my lifetime.  I cannot remember hearing of these hot car deaths while I was growing up or when I was a young parent--cars were always hot back then.  Are children and pets being overlooked because a parent is rushed, stressed out, multitasking, texting/talking, eating?  Is it because children used to ride in the front seat?

[HappyDaze]

It just disgusts me. Time and time again they warn about doing this and time and time again we continue to hear about death after death of children and pets. There is NO excuse for this, ever. And who in the world leaves their children in a car regardless of the weather? And why bring your dog out and about shopping only to leave them in the car? Leave them at home where they will be safe. Geez. Makes me ill.

[deepwaterdotter]

Heard a report ths weekend of a police dog in Georgia who died after being left by the officer in a hot police vehicle for 3 hours.  He said he forget about the dog. 

[Lipstickdiva]

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@deepwaterdotter wrote:

Heard a report ths weekend of a police dog in Georgia who died after being left by the officer in a hot police vehicle for 3 hours.  He said he forget about the dog. 

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I don't understand how you can forget about your police dog, who is your partner.  He raised that dog from the time she was a puppy.  I know this isn't the first time this has happened but IMO if a cop is stupid enough to do this, he's too stupid to have a job as a cop.     

[ChynnaBlue]

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@HappyDaze wrote:

It just disgusts me. Time and time again they warn about doing this and time and time again we continue to hear about death after death of children and pets. There is NO excuse for this, ever. And who in the world leaves their children in a car regardless of the weather? And why bring your dog out and about shopping only to leave them in the car? Leave them at home where they will be safe. Geez. Makes me ill.

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Most of the time they aren't aware that they did it. It's not usually, for children, at least, a case of the parent leaving the child in a car to run into a store and get something. It's usually a parent who has had a change in routine, like a father who is dropping a child off at day care when normally his wife would do it, or vice versa. It's someone who had 3 other children who were all crying or needing something and one got left behind by accident. No one intends to do this. And, considering the number of other things I've mistakenly left behind (including my keys inside my front door overnight just this past Thursday), I would never, ever assume that such a horrible mistake is beyond me. It did happen to someone from my company, someone I never met, but someone I saw live the tragedy on television and who I know will never be the same because he has to live with that tragic mistake.

The real shame is that car companies have been so slow to come up with solutions. App makers are coming up with some now, and I hope they save lives.

[HappyDaze]

Sorry @ChynnaBlue but I can't ever imagine leaving a child behind, forgetting about them in a car. Ever. I don't blame the car companies for not "coming up with a solution" (why would the responsibility and blame be more on them??)- the adults responsible for those children are the ones responsible and should always check the car before the leave if they can't remember if a child may be in the car??!  I can't believe I even have to say that. There really is never an excuse to forget about a child (or pet). Ever. Forgetting your keys or your purse or whatever item in your car is not even in the same realm as forgetting about a human being or living, breathing pet.

[Marp]

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@Lipstickdiva wrote:

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@deepwaterdotter wrote:

Heard a report ths weekend of a police dog in Georgia who died after being left by the officer in a hot police vehicle for 3 hours.  He said he forget about the dog. 

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I don't understand how you can forget about your police dog, who is your partner.  He raised that dog from the time she was a puppy.  I know this isn't the first time this has happened but IMO if a cop is stupid enough to do this, he's too stupid to have a job as a cop.     

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ROME, N.Y. (AP) — The baby son of a police officer has died after being left inside a vehicle in central New York, where outside temperatures were around 80 degrees.

Oneida County sheriff’s deputies say Rome police officer Mark Fanfarillo found 4-month-old Michael inside the vehicle Monday afternoon and called 911.

The child was rushed to Rome Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Authorities say Michael was left in his father’s vehicle for an “extended period of time.” Michael’s father, a 10-year veteran of the Rome Police Department, was responsible for watching him at the time.

An autopsy was scheduled for Tuesday to determine the cause of death.

No charges have been filed.

[Lipstickdiva]

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@Marp wrote:

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I don't understand how you can forget about your police dog, who is your partner.  He raised that dog from the time she was a puppy.  I know this isn't the first time this has happened but IMO if a cop is stupid enough to do this, he's too stupid to have a job as a cop.     

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ROME, N.Y. (AP) — The baby son of a police officer has died after being left inside a vehicle in central New York, where outside temperatures were around 80 degrees.

Oneida County sheriff’s deputies say Rome police officer Mark Fanfarillo found 4-month-old Michael inside the vehicle Monday afternoon and called 911.

The child was rushed to Rome Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Authorities say Michael was left in his father’s vehicle for an “extended period of time.” Michael’s father, a 10-year veteran of the Rome Police Department, was responsible for watching him at the time.

An autopsy was scheduled for Tuesday to determine the cause of death.

No charges have been filed.

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OMG!  I just don't understand it. 

[Lipstickdiva]

@CJC, is this the case in Iowa where the father left the kid in the car while he went into the barbershop?

[Mz iMac]

@ChynnaBlue

I agree w/everything in your post except for this part....

"The real shame is that car companies have been so slow to come up with solutions."

As far as I am concerned, it is not the car companies responsibility.  It is CHILD "NEGLECT."  It is the parent(s) responsibily to "PROTECT" their children.  In the county I live in & possibly the whole state, it is a CRIME to leave children under a certain age in a auto alone.  If death occurrs the parent(s) are prosecuted to the FULL EXTENT.  Besides 2nd degree murder or manslaughter they are also charged w/neglect.

In the past, the horrors of what these parents did to their children did not matter to them, as some were repeat offenders.  These children were saved by concerned citizens who called the police.