shocking child endangerment - Page 2

GAQShopr53 · ‎07-27-2015

I have noticed a lot of stories lately about parents forgetting their children in the car. There has to be some sort of substance abuse or the actions of the parents were intentional.

How does one become so busy or distracted that they leave their children or pets in the car????

Even after the convictions of some parents who have left their children in hot cars people are still doing it. It's mind boggling!

insomniac2 · ‎02-20-2016

This story took place in Flint (about a half hour from me).

One poster said things like this are happening so much that it's almost normal. But I was beyond shocked.

chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

Nothing surprises me now. In my state we have a Safe Harbor law which means that a baby can be left at any hospital, police station, fire station and no questions will be asked. The mother will be offerend medical care and social services but she is free to decline and leave the child in safe hands, no questions asked. But still, we see abandoned babies! Why leave a child in a dumster when they can walk into a police station and hand the baby over and walk out? Part of the problem is drug addiction which makes women lose all judgement and fear and distrust authorities.

Spurt · ‎03-20-2010

@GAQShopr53 wrote:
I have noticed a lot of stories lately about parents forgetting their children in the car. There has to be some sort of substance abuse or the actions of the parents were intentional.

How does one become so busy or distracted that they leave their children or pets in the car????

Even after the convictions of some parents who have left their children in hot cars people are still doing it. It's mind boggling!

@GAQShopr53

I was just going to mention that...after all the awareness stories on the news and social media about DONT LEAVE YOUR CHILD IN HOT CARS...they still do it.....Funny how they remember their phones, and wont forget them....but seem to forget their kids in the back seat of their car....SMH

Animals are reliable, full of love, true in their affections, grateful. Difficult standards for people to live up to.”

proudlyfromNJ · ‎05-01-2010

My siblings in law left her baby in a car over 30 years ago. She wasn’t on drugs and there was no cell phone. It also wasn’t summer. She realized just about right away and was horrified. Said she usually didn’t have the baby with her at this time of day and was pre occupied with something else.

i don’t know if we are just hearing more about it with social media being the way it is today or what. But, it has happened before.

Spurt · ‎03-20-2010

@GAQShopr53 wrote:
I have noticed a lot of stories lately about parents forgetting their children in the car. There has to be some sort of substance abuse or the actions of the parents were intentional.

How does one become so busy or distracted that they leave their children or pets in the car????

Even after the convictions of some parents who have left their children in hot cars people are still doing it. It's mind boggling!

@GAQShopr53

I have a friend thats a nurse at a hospital and she deals with those with mental health issues....she keeps saying if people think vaping has bad side effects....wait until time goes on and they discover the far reaching effects of marijuana which is gaining acceptance and is legal in many states....She said that the side effects of marijuana lasts longer than alcohol......and it can seriously impact brain function as she has seen in her patients.....

Here's an article from a study done at Harvard:

There's no question that marijuana (the dried flowers and leaves of the cannabis plant) can produce short-term problems with thinking, working memory, executive function, and psychomotor function (physical actions that require conscious thought, such as driving a car or playing a musical instrument). This is because marijuana's main psychoactive chemical, THC, causes its effect by attaching to receptors in brain regions that are vital for memory formation, including the hippocampus, amygdala, and cerebral cortex. The extent to which long-term use of marijuana (either for medical or recreational purposes) produces persistent cognitive problems is not known.

Id wish they do a study of these cases of "forgotten children" and see if the parents were "indulging" the night before these events....

Animals are reliable, full of love, true in their affections, grateful. Difficult standards for people to live up to.”

Mz iMac · ‎07-26-2014

@GAQShopr53 wrote:
I have noticed a lot of stories lately about parents forgetting their children in the car. There has to be some sort of substance abuse or the actions of the parents were intentional.

No there doesn't. Why would you say that? People have been leaving infants, toddlers & young children in cars since Henry Ford built his first car. Most times people just forget. Especially if the child is "sleeping." Other times it's normal for them. They do it all the time especially when doing short stops at WaWa, 7-11, fast food take outs, etc.

I should add that in the state I live in, leaving children inside a car unattended is a felony.

"Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference."

GAQShopr53 · ‎07-27-2015

@Mz iMac wrote:
@GAQShopr53 wrote:
I have noticed a lot of stories lately about parents forgetting their children in the car. There has to be some sort of substance abuse or the actions of the parents were intentional.

No there doesn't. Why would you say that? People have been leaving infants, toddlers & young children in cars since Henry Ford built his first car. Most times people just forget. Especially if the child is "sleeping." Other times it's normal for them. They do it all the time especially when doing short stops at WaWa, 7-11, fast food take outs, etc.

I should add that in the state I live in, leaving children inside a car unattended is a felony.

@Mz iMac I understand that you are talking about short stops and that's not what I am referring to. I said what I said because of the limited reasons a person would forget and leave a child in a car all day long. I am a mother and I have never forgotten my child anywhere...nor have I left him for short stops.

It's good that in your state it's a felony to leave a child but I am also stating that people are still leaving their children in cars even after knowing it's a crime/felony to do so!

suzyQ3 · ‎03-09-2010

I also don't think it has to be substance abuse and/or intentional, especially the latter.

~Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle~ Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

GAQShopr53 · ‎07-27-2015

@suzyQ3 wrote:
I also don't think it has to be substance abuse and/or intentional, especially the latter.

@suzyQ3 when I mentioned substance abuse (i.e alcohol or controlled substances) and or the actions were intentional I was only giving possible reasons/explanations as to why someone would leave a child in a car all day.