And this is wrong?

that's hot

Don't see the problem.

Unattended?

Rotisserie baby?

My biggest problem with kids is remembering to keep some water in their bowls.

They are the other other white meat, let em cook

I can hear Stewie Griffin in the distance yelling

"Damn you ville woman!!"

They had to euthenize the horse who finished second...sound to me like they needed more shells for these two parents...

"and infant car parents did not finish"..

They should kick them in the jhimies.

Hey, at least they didn't take the kid to the infield.

It was 20 minutes. How long is OK?

Inflatable Rhetoric: It was 20 minutes. How long is OK?

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G.I.R.B.: Inflatable Rhetoric: It was 20 minutes. How long is OK?

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Oops, hit "add comment" too fast.

/Not my definition, but CPS uses this as a rule.

Gobobo: FTFA: "The car was left running in a busy parking lot.."

Heh, heh....saves the effort of having to hand them their "sign"

New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco should be " child free " areas.

To be fair, they had $2 on Eight Belles to place. They had to collect.

Did they follow the two fingers rule?

BroncoFan_17: New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco should be " child free " areas.

and how about Southampton, N.Y., where they abandonment actually took place?

One of the oft-told stories by my aunts and uncles was of their uncle who did this... only it was a car full of kids (namely, my aunts and uncles) and a bar in the backwoods of rural Tennessee, and he was inside drinking for about 6 hours.

In fairness, he did leave the oldest (my then 6 year old uncle) in charge of the other kids, so it wasn't like they were unsupervised.

It apparently took four people to pull my grandfather (his brother) off of him when he found out.

What... They locked the door, didn't they?

It only took about 2 minutes to run the race and another 30 seconds to shoot Eight Belles.
I'm sure the little snowflake was fine.

/pass me another mint julip.

So what exactly is going to happen to the kid if the parents are not there? It's not like someone is going to snatch the baby, unless your a paranoid. The car could get hit, but the same goes if the parents are in the car.

So what's the problem?

Probably wont be the last baby she has...

this won't be such a problem once all the otb's in the state are shut down.

G.I.R.B.: Inflatable Rhetoric: It was 20 minutes. How long is OK?

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Is it OK to buy gas with a kid in the car? Then you have to go in and pay for it. I think 2 minutes would be harmless.

You asshats who think this is okay have clearly never heard of the numerous kids left inside cars which were then jacked. The theif tends to literally throw the kid out, and the kid tends to be dead.

The fact the car was running was probably a huge strike against them. Bust a window, toss a kid, you're off. (Isn't this built into GTA yet?)

or the dumbasses who lock the keys in the car along with the baby on a hot day and when you tell them to just bust a window they get all nasty and call you stupid. and when the cops come they call the cops stupid as well when the cops say they don't pick locks or shiv doors any more because of insurance and liability reasons. i saw a woman led away in handcuffs going apeshiate when she refused to call a locksmith and hit a cop when he broke a window to get her kids out of her locked car.

It's_A_Farking_Secret: You asshats who think this is okay have clearly never heard of the numerous kids left inside cars which were then jacked.

New here?

eff ewe: It's_A_Farking_Secret: You asshats who think this is okay have clearly never heard of the numerous kids left inside cars which were then jacked.

I think that's car theft. Car-jacking is when your car is taken from you by force. Maybe people shouldn't drive with babies in the car if jacking is a big risk.

There's some prizewinning parenting for ya...

My son is almost 2 months old. I stopped by a convenience store yesterday to get a pack of smokes and a Dr. Pepper. Total time in the store: Less than 2 minutes. Guess what? I took him in with me as opposed to leaving him in the car for "just a moment". Sure it took longer to get him out/in the car than it did to run in and get what I wanted, but YOU DON'T LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN UNATTENDED IN A VEHICLE.

I don't see why this is so difficult for some.

Inflatable Rhetoric:Maybe people shouldn't drive with babies in the car if jacking is a big risk.

You know, out of context that sounds farking hilarious.

Lets talk frankly about internal cleanliness: YOU DON'T LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN UNATTENDED IN A VEHICLE.

Ok, but why?

Lets talk frankly about internal cleanliness: Inflatable Rhetoric:Maybe people shouldn't drive with babies in the car if jacking is a big risk.

You know, out of context that sounds farking hilarious.

I can go either way. My point is still moot.

Dumb-Ass-Monkey: BroncoFan_17: New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco should be " child free " areas.

and how about Southampton, N.Y., where they abandonment actually took place?

OK......how about the entire states of New York and California?

Lets talk frankly about internal cleanliness: There's some prizewinning parenting for ya...

My son is almost 2 months old. I stopped by a convenience store yesterday to get a pack of smokes and a Dr. Pepper. Total time in the store: Less than 2 minutes. Guess what? I took him in with me as opposed to leaving him in the car for "just a moment". Sure it took longer to get him out/in the car than it did to run in and get what I wanted, but YOU DON'T LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN UNATTENDED IN A VEHICLE.

I don't see why this is so difficult for some.

Did you then smoke in the car on the way home?

Lars The Canadian Viking: Lets talk frankly about internal cleanliness: YOU DON'T LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN UNATTENDED IN A VEHICLE.

Ok, but why?

Because crap like this could happen

Regardless of whether or not the cop was right for doing what he did, I don't want to end up in jail and dealing with child welfare because some uptight arse walked by my car and called the cops.

Also, it's the principle. Two minutes or two hours, the kid comes with me. I can't really explain it any better than that, and if you had asked me 3 months ago what I thought about it, I probably would have been fine with the idea of leaving my kid in a car. Becoming a parent changes your opinion of things.

Nuclear Monk:Did you then smoke in the car on the way home?

Haha, I knew that was coming.

No, I don't smoke around the kid.

Lets talk frankly about internal cleanliness: Nuclear Monk:Did you then smoke in the car on the way home?

Haha, I knew that was coming.

No, I don't smoke around the kid.

Just wondering....I'm not one to judge (I'll admit that my kid doesn't have a great chance at being the healthiest of eaters). Just felt like pouncing a bit:)

The couple in question:

CygnusDarius: The couple in question:

Holy freakin' hell.

Now, being from the "deep" south (my hometown is named after a cow) I thought I had seen it all. I guess I was wrong.

That is the most redneckinest thing I have ever beheld in my life. The look on the kid's face is priceless.

My son's 5 months old. If I leave something in the house and we're already at the car, and it's IMPERATIVE that we have it, I'll take the house key and clicker off of the keychain, lock the kid in the car, and get whatever. I also live on the second story. He weighs a TON in that carrier. When he was 1-2 months, I was much the same as Let's talk frankly etc.

The law in Texas is no longer than 5 minutes with the engine running and within in view of the parent. Technically the apt's not in view of me but I think he's okay with the doors locked and the alarm armed.

Lars The Canadian Viking: Lets talk frankly about internal cleanliness: YOU DON'T LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN UNATTENDED IN A VEHICLE.

Ok, but why?

Because for the most part, they're completely helpless if something should go wrong.

Somebody above said, "The car could get hit, but the same goes if the parents are in the car." What's the difference? If the parents are in the car, they might be able to help the baby.

In the end, why take the risk for any reason? It's a responsible rule of thumb for any parent.

Just to be fair, and to show you I'm not an uptight arsewad, that Fox news story that someone else linked in answer to your question is ridiculous. What that woman did wasn't "leaving her child unattended" - she was a few yards away with the car in sight. That's no different than leaving your child in their crib in their bedroom, so it's pathetic and ridiculous that she was arrested.

But that poster is also right - you don't want to chance some malcontent making a big scene about it.

Wear a condom.

Nuclear Monk: Lets talk frankly about internal cleanliness: There's some prizewinning parenting for ya...

My son is almost 2 months old. I stopped by a convenience store yesterday to get a pack of smokes and a Dr. Pepper. Total time in the store: Less than 2 minutes. Guess what? I took him in with me as opposed to leaving him in the car for "just a moment". Sure it took longer to get him out/in the car than it did to run in and get what I wanted, but YOU DON'T LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN UNATTENDED IN A VEHICLE.

I don't see why this is so difficult for some.

Did you then smoke in the car on the way home?

This was my question, damn you! Yeah! Did you share your smokes with the kid? MMMmmm! Cool refreshing tobacco always makes for prizewinning parenting.