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Why 'Some' Parents Should Not be Parents

A shocking video clip shows two small children illegally strapped into booster seats in the back of a pickup truck on a Kansas highway

 

The amateur video was shot by a motorist driving along the highway in Wichita.

 

Dmitri Fernandez filmed the bizarre scene while driving along Route 54 earlier this month.

 

The clip went viral and has been viewed more than a million times online.

 

A local police officer told KSNT-TV that the driver was breaking the law.

 

‘Regardless if someone has made an attempt to install a seat back there, in this case...if [the seats are] not where the manufacturer intended for a seat to go, it’s illegal,’ said Sergeant Jess Hancock. 

 

Motorist Dmitri Fernandez posted video online showing two young children strapped in booster seats on the back bed of a pickup truck in Wichita, Kansas earlier this month

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Re: Why 'Some' Parents Should Not be Parents

At least they have seats.

 

In my time, we would be flying back & forth in the back of the pickup.

So many stories of a Farm Kid, circa 60-70’s.

What are seatbelts?

 

Pffffht...kids have it soft these days. 

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Re: Why 'Some' Parents Should Not be Parents

What can anyone say?  There are fools and idiots amongst us and they can breed at will.  

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Re: Why 'Some' Parents Should Not be Parents

I hope someone who actualy saw that called the police.  

 

That is beyond dangerous for those kids...

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Re: Why 'Some' Parents Should Not be Parents

Oh My Goodness!!! What where they thinking. In my town it is against the law to have children riding in back of a pick up truck period.

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Re: Why 'Some' Parents Should Not be Parents

I've always said people should need a license to have kids. 

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Re: Why 'Some' Parents Should Not be Parents

I prefer to think of non-parenting parents as nothing more than biological delivery systems.

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Re: Why 'Some' Parents Should Not be Parents


@sidsmom wrote:

At least they have seats.

 

In my time, we would be flying back & forth in the back of the pickup.

So many stories of a Farm Kid, circa 60-70’s.

What are seatbelts?

 

Pffffht...kids have it soft these days. 


 

@sidsmom 

 

Good grief @sidsmom , with all due respect, there' s a huge difference between children riding in the back of a pickup on a dirt farm road at maybe 20 mph with no other traffic (I did that many times growing up) and  doing it on a highway at higher speeds, lots of traffic and asphalt, IMO.

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Re: Why 'Some' Parents Should Not be Parents


@JYWilliams wrote:

Oh My Goodness!!! What where they thinking. In my town it is against the law to have children riding in back of a pick up truck period.


 

@JYWilliams 

 

In my state, GA, it's illegal to have an animal in the bed of a pickup, tethered or not, much less kids.

 

Horrible things have happened, good legislation IMO.

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Re: Why 'Some' Parents Should Not be Parents

This is just crazy. How could one think its ok to do this? Did the parents get stopped by police, or was this video as far as it went?