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Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski
Aha...
Well, here is the bottom line for me. Negligence obviously covers a wide spectrum. Someone not checking behind the back of the car before backing up is committing a form of negligence, but we are more forgiving because it is a short-term lapse with which most of us could identify. Not watching kids closely around a pool is another example. Forgetting a toddler in a car is higher up the scale, and perhaps some prosecution is warranted in this case, but I think the sentence was appropriate. I just don't see much point in a jail term in this case. This woman will suffer beyond anything you or I could imagine for the rest of her life. Makes me sick just to think about it.
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I do agree that she probably shouldn't serve any jail time, but I don't think it compares to backing over a kid that you didn't place there to begin with. It's such an egregious lack of judgement and neglect.
I mean think about. Leaving them in a car for HOURS.....HOURS......how do you forget in blazing heat that you've left your toddler in a boiling car for HOURS on end? It's grossly negligent. How does one seriously excuse that? I can maybe....maybe see for a few minutes like some people have detailed in here from their personal experiences or from other people they know...but how do you explain away leaving a toddler in their for HOURS? Seriously, I'd like to know.
Having said that, I can't imagine the level of grief and personal suffering she'll endure the remainder of her days for her severe lack of judgement. I wouldn't wish that upon my worst enemy.