Interesting spin on the "Parent leaves child in car" scenario: WWYD?

[88GT]

Toddler In Hot Car: Mom Violently Attacks Couple Who Rescued Daughter From Sweltering Car

We all know we wouldn't actually leave our child in the care like that, but let's assume for the moment that you get to point where someone has physical control of your child and is refusing to return them to you. What would you do?

 

[printcraft]

Well, I'm not an irresponsible douche nozzle so I can't truthfully answer the question because I would never put my kid in that situation.
There is somebody completely innocent in the story above..... they were protected from harm.... good save.

Now, to answer the hypothetical....... being that I am not an irresponsible douche nozzle.....
Somebody having my child and refusing to return them would only be for nefarious reasons and the only result would be my boot up their ass.

 

[Rookie]

True, you aren't irresponsible...

 

[bradmedic04]

I wouldn't do that to my kid, blah blah, better than that etc. etc.

Now to the reaction....It would be a beatin.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

If I was the parent, you would give me back my child.

If I were the rescuer, in the scenario described, I would probably give the child back but I would be one hell of a witness.

 

[CitiusFortius]

I want what's best for my kids, should I be in a situation where someone has my kid, AND THEY THINK THEY ARE HELPING, and not leaving the scene, then I'd call the police and wait, monitoring the situation.

You should not escalate the situation with children, quite literally in the middle.

as to this case, I would have returned the child, obtained the license plate and description for the responding officer. When emotions rise people get hurt.

 

[You'll shoot your eye out]

The mom "faces a year in jail if convicted". I have to wonder what is the penalty for kidnapping? This looks like a very Iffy situation all around. Kid could die in car vs "savior" could die being beaten to death by a loving mother.

 

[88GT]

I asked because even though this situation is pretty cut and dried when it comes to right or wrong, I can easily see some busy-bodies who thought they were right simply because they didn't like the decisions the parent was making. I'm reminded of the mom who let her child play outside while mom was inside the house. Some busy-body called LE in this particular case, but what if said busy-body had approached the child and taken "custody" of her because she was "alone and abandoned?"

 

[9mmfan]

I think I may have called the police first then taken action if I saw a baby/child in a sweltering car for a lengthy time. Hopefully the police would have been their when the crazed mother came out of Game Stop (really, Game Stop?)

 

[Double T]

OMG, I wonder how I survived all those years riding in cars with no AC...or our house with no AC. Someone should've came and taken me away.



I HAVE left my kids in the car to run in the gas station to get them some juice. Since they are not old enough to be trusted for me to leave the keys/AC going, I roll the windows down and park where I can watch them. If someone would try to say I was being negligent I probably have at least a few choice words for them.

 

[CitiusFortius]

I HAVE left my kids in the car to run in the gas station to get them some juice. Since they are not old enough to be trusted for me to leave the keys/AC going, I roll the windows down and park where I can watch them. If someone would try to say I was being negligent I probably have at least a few choice words for them.

You're being negligent, at least you're very, very close to it.

 

[88GT]

OMG, I wonder how I survived all those years riding in cars with no AC...or our house with no AC. Someone should've came and taken me away.



I HAVE left my kids in the car to run in the gas station to get them some juice. Since they are not old enough to be trusted for me to leave the keys/AC going, I roll the windows down and park where I can watch them. If someone would try to say I was being negligent I probably have at least a few choice words for them.

I have done the same. Gasp. INGO would flip its collective lid if it knew all the choices I've made regarding my children.

You're being negligent, at least you're very, very close to it.

He's not.

 

[Timjoebillybob]

OMG, I wonder how I survived all those years riding in cars with no AC...or our house with no AC. Someone should've came and taken me away.


I HAVE left my kids in the car to run in the gas station to get them some juice. Since they are not old enough to be trusted for me to leave the keys/AC going, I roll the windows down and park where I can watch them. If someone would try to say I was being negligent I probably have at least a few choice words for them.

I've done the same. Before my daughter was mobile I would leave the car running with the doors locked. When she became mobile car off, doors locked.

You're being negligent, at least you're very, very close to it.

How so? In my case it was 10 feet or so and visible. How is that any different then let's say taking her to the park and being 10 feet or so away?

 

[88GT]

How so? In my case it was 10 feet or so and visible. How is that any different then let's say taking her to the park and being 10 feet or so away?

Or letting her ride her bike to her friend's house 5 blocks over. I asked that in another thread on the same topic. Leaving kids in a locked car is bad. But letting them go out of sight is perfectly okay. Well, this is INGO after all.