Child dies because Father forgot......

steeljack · 28-07-2007, 05:58

Here in California we have had 33 deaths in the last 5 years because a parent (either Mother or Father) forgot that the child was in a rear car seat ,
see story DON'T THINK IT CAN'T HAPPEN TO YOU / TRAGIC DEATH: Father who left 11-month-old in car had just changed his morning routine
in this case the Father was supposed to drop the child at day care but forgot and continued to work , and the child probably died through being in a parked car where temperatures reached the 100s F .
How the hell do you punish the parent for this ...........?
your thoughts .............

Gayle · 28-07-2007, 06:04

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Originally Posted by steeljack

How the hell do you punish the parent for this ...........?
your thoughts .............

Lock him up in a car in the sweltering sunshine for a day and see how he copes.

As a parent, the one thing that you can never, ever forget is that you're a parent.

steeljack · 28-07-2007, 06:16

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Originally Posted by Gayle

Lock him up in a car in the sweltering sunshine for a day and see how he copes.

As a parent, the one thing that you can never, ever forget is that you're a parent.

totally agree with you Gayle , but work pressures on young professionals are so high these days , we put these young folks under so much pressure to perform or make way for someone else , the guy worked for Seimans which is noted for it's payment by results system,
Sad all round

Tin Monkey · 28-07-2007, 08:31

The bloke will live what what happened for the rest of his life. Isn't that punishment enough?

garinda · 28-07-2007, 08:38

Chop his tail off, to ensure he doesn't do it again.

Lilly · 28-07-2007, 14:30

How awful.The father will have guilt over this on his conscience forever and the knowledge that he was to blame will be horrendous.I don't know how a family copes with something like this.How do you come to terms with yourself or your husband doing this to a child?The child will have gone through dreadful suffering before death in those circumstances.I'm surprised nobody passing through the car park noticed or heard the child screaming.Tragic.

Gayle · 28-07-2007, 15:31

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totally agree with you Gayle , but work pressures on young professionals are so high these days , we put these young folks under so much pressure to perform or make way for someone else , the guy worked for Seimans which is noted for it's payment by results system,
Sad all round

I don't give a frig about pressure or the guilt he'll carry for the rest of his life - if you have responsibility for a child that should be the one and only thing on your mind at all times - he should be punished.

Neil · 28-07-2007, 15:54

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Originally Posted by Gayle

he should be punished.

You tell 'em girl.

shakermaker · 28-07-2007, 16:00

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Originally Posted by Tin Monkey

The bloke will live what what happened for the rest of his life. Isn't that punishment enough?

I agree.
No punishment the state dishes out will surpass the most extreme guilt this man will have to live with for the rest of his life.

LancYorkYankee · 28-07-2007, 16:08

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Originally Posted by shakermaker

I agree.
No punishment the state dishes out will surpass the most extreme guilt this man will have to live with for the rest of his life.

Ditto to the above!

Brian

BERNADETTE · 28-07-2007, 16:23

I'm in agreement with Gayle, how on earth can you forget that you have got your child with you?

garinda · 28-07-2007, 16:28

So he'll have to live with the guilt for the rest of his life, tough!

Just because you are the parent of a child doesn't mean you shouldn't face criminal proceedings for gross neglect, if that's what you've done.

That child's life should be worth more than guilty feelings.

Gayle · 28-07-2007, 16:28

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I agree.
No punishment the state dishes out will surpass the most extreme guilt this man will have to live with for the rest of his life.

Not everyone has the same sense of guilt or responsibility - if he's capable of forgetting that his child is with him (the most precious thing in the world), I'm pretty sure he'll eventually be able to forget or forgive himself for this. He'll probably end up blaming someone else - his wife for not reminding him, his boss for putting too much pressure on him etc.

Lilly · 28-07-2007, 16:30

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Originally Posted by shakermaker

I agree.
No punishment the state dishes out will surpass the most extreme guilt this man will have to live with for the rest of his life.

Hear hear.

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Originally Posted by Gayle

if you have responsibility for a child that should be the one and only thing on your mind at all times - he should be punished.

Are you saying that you are thinking about your children and just your children all the time?Do you never think about anything else at all?You can't be serious???

This man has made a terrible error with tragic consequences that he and his family will never forgive or forget.I bet he would give anything to turn the clock back.Can you really not sympathise just a little bit?

Gayle · 28-07-2007, 16:33

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Can you really not sympathise just a little bit?

Nope, not on this one. I've no sympathy whatsoever.