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Sould Ohio mom be jailed for killing baby by leaving her in car for 8 hours??
Ohio mom stopped to buy donuts on her way to work (before dropping 2 year-old daughter w/babysitter). She went directly to work and FORGOT her baby was in the car! She left the baby in the car for 8 hours!
The temperature was just about 100° outside the car! Inside the car, the temperature was 150°. The baby was essentially cooked to death.
The mother is wracked with guilt. Guilt is the key word here. She was not charged with any crime because of the laws in Ohio. What happened to "endangering the welfare of a minor," or "child neglect," or even better: "involuntary manslaughter?"
Too many people are feeling sorry for this mother. Where is the compassion for the baby that died? Where is the outrage at what that poor baby suffered for the 8 hours, or however long it took for her to die?
I KNOW, in my heart, I could never let that happen. If I DID forget, it sure wouldn't be for 8 hours. No job is that good to make me forget my baby's in a hot car. What do you think—jail; what & why?
39 AnswersParenting1 decade ago