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Originally Posted by SeattleUte
I was joking.
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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.