Re: Fostie leaves 9 month old in hot car to die -- child advocate

On Sep 7, 7:32 pm, justwax...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:

> > To be honest I don't think it should be a crime if it is truly
> > an accident, and I apply that standard to any case. Disagreeing
> > with that, I think, is just an example of the "it can't happen to me"
> > effect.
>
> How do you "accidently" leave a child in a car?

People can accidentally do all sorts of things, particularly in
an altered mental state. I don't find it completely implausible,
especially compared with the alternative i.e. that she
deliberately left the child knowing that he might well die.

> In Australia, we have
> regular campaigns about this issue. Particularly around gambling
> establishments where people would deliberately leave their children in
> the car for hours on end because they could not take them inside and
> were too irresponsible to organise childcare.

One might say that the casino's fault for not offering child-care.

> We are also very aware
> of the issue because of our hot climate. Children can die in hot cars,
> even if they are only in there for a matter of minutes. No responsible
> adult can "accidently" leave a child in a car.

I don't like absolute statements.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_true_Scotsman

> Irresponsible adults should not have children.

I agree, but it's not illegal.

Andrew Usher