Hammerhead
Master
Yesterday afternoon, after spending a few hours in Greensburg, the wife and I stopped over at Harvest to see if we could get some produce for supper. I dropped her off at the door and found a parking spot.
As I was waiting, I noticed a young woman (early to mid twenties) with a young child (not more than two) in a car. The mother was fiddling around before she got out, and the toddler was asleep in his carseat in the back.
As Sockmonkey walked out to the truck, the mother got out of her car and stood there with the door open looking in at her child. I saw the gears turning in her mind about her decision. She looked at me briefly, looked back down at her child, shut the door, and walked inside the store. My jaw hit the floor.
Sockmonkey climbed into the truck, and I stated that the mother just left her child in the car. She looked and saw the sleeping boy. I debated for about 10 seconds whether or not to call the police.
I picked up my cell phone and called the GPD non-E number and told the dispatcher what was going on. She said she'd let them know. Not too long after I hung up, the mother comes sauntering up to the car with a bottle of lemonade from the store, and an ice cream cone from the vendor in the parking lot. She slides into her car, starts up and leaves.
I wait for a couple of minutes to see if an officer would show, but I eventually decided that I wasn't going to wait however long it would take to give a meaningless report, so I called the non-E number again and told them to disregard since she drove off.
Two things on my mind. One, how the hell could you look and see someone watching you, and still make the stupid decision to leave your child in the car? I'm not your gorram babysitter. Two, if she'd have been longer, and the unit hadn't shown up, how am I going to bust that window and get that kid? I have a window hammer in the glove box for entrapment situations.
It was 80° at least outside yesterday afternoon. Yes, the windows were rolled down about four inches. Your child's safety is paramount to your child's nap time. Is your lemonade and ice cream cone worth the cost of a busted window, a child endangerment charge, and potential health concerns? I don't care if it was just a minute or two. After I call the cops on your sorry ass, I'm mentally preparing to break into your car and protect your kid from you. She was lucky that she came back before I could initiate that step.
Stupid.
As I was waiting, I noticed a young woman (early to mid twenties) with a young child (not more than two) in a car. The mother was fiddling around before she got out, and the toddler was asleep in his carseat in the back.
As Sockmonkey walked out to the truck, the mother got out of her car and stood there with the door open looking in at her child. I saw the gears turning in her mind about her decision. She looked at me briefly, looked back down at her child, shut the door, and walked inside the store. My jaw hit the floor.
Sockmonkey climbed into the truck, and I stated that the mother just left her child in the car. She looked and saw the sleeping boy. I debated for about 10 seconds whether or not to call the police.
I picked up my cell phone and called the GPD non-E number and told the dispatcher what was going on. She said she'd let them know. Not too long after I hung up, the mother comes sauntering up to the car with a bottle of lemonade from the store, and an ice cream cone from the vendor in the parking lot. She slides into her car, starts up and leaves.
I wait for a couple of minutes to see if an officer would show, but I eventually decided that I wasn't going to wait however long it would take to give a meaningless report, so I called the non-E number again and told them to disregard since she drove off.
Two things on my mind. One, how the hell could you look and see someone watching you, and still make the stupid decision to leave your child in the car? I'm not your gorram babysitter. Two, if she'd have been longer, and the unit hadn't shown up, how am I going to bust that window and get that kid? I have a window hammer in the glove box for entrapment situations.
It was 80° at least outside yesterday afternoon. Yes, the windows were rolled down about four inches. Your child's safety is paramount to your child's nap time. Is your lemonade and ice cream cone worth the cost of a busted window, a child endangerment charge, and potential health concerns? I don't care if it was just a minute or two. After I call the cops on your sorry ass, I'm mentally preparing to break into your car and protect your kid from you. She was lucky that she came back before I could initiate that step.
Stupid.
