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Baby not strapped in the car seat-what would you do?
09-22-08, 09:39 AM
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Baby not strapped in the car seat-what would you do?
This morning on my way to work, I can see through the tinted window of another car that a baby was being held by an adult.
The baby was facing the window with the mother (I assume) and as I drove by, I gave a "WTH are you doing not putting the baby in the baby seat" face to that adult.
I then had to make my right turn into the office.
In a way, I was hoping to see an officer drive by to cite that driver.
I did take that plate down though.
A neighbor that we know had their baby died when their car went off the road minutes after the mother took the baby out of the car seat. Talk about bad timing
What would you do in this case?
If the parents were caught, would social service get involved for child endangerment?
The baby was facing the window with the mother (I assume) and as I drove by, I gave a "WTH are you doing not putting the baby in the baby seat" face to that adult.
I then had to make my right turn into the office.
In a way, I was hoping to see an officer drive by to cite that driver.
I did take that plate down though.
A neighbor that we know had their baby died when their car went off the road minutes after the mother took the baby out of the car seat. Talk about bad timing
What would you do in this case?
If the parents were caught, would social service get involved for child endangerment?
Last edited by GS3Tek; 09-22-08 at 09:49 AM.
09-22-08, 10:20 AM
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Something like that would bother me if I saw it, but beyond yelling or signing to them to act like a decent human being, I don't know if there is much else that could be done.
Granted, if a cop was around, I would tell them, but reporting later is all he said she said.
Look at Brittney Spears. There are pics of her with the baby in her lap and she didn't get any charges.
Sad really.
Granted, if a cop was around, I would tell them, but reporting later is all he said she said.
Look at Brittney Spears. There are pics of her with the baby in her lap and she didn't get any charges.
Sad really.
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09-22-08, 01:50 PM
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If I saw a cop, I'd definitely flag them down. Yelling at the person will do nothing--if they don't care enough to strap their kid in, they certainly won't care what you have to say. Writing down the license plate probably sounds better than it would work in practice--I'm not sure what the cops would or could do based on a phone call.
Parent or not, you don't have a "right" to put your child in harms way, so you aren't allowed to make that "choice". Of course you would get a "Mind your own f*&^&^%$ business" response, and your effort would probably be fruitless, but I just don't think it's right to say you shouldn't take any action because someone has the "right" to do what they want with their own kids.
I'd just let them be. It's their kid and if they want to stupidly endanger him/her then it's their choice, I just hope they can deal with the possible consequences.
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09-22-08, 02:03 PM
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09-22-08, 02:11 PM
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I would just let it go. I mean its not fair to the baby but its their choice..
I recently saw some lady doing Coke while sitting in traffic with her kids in the back. Now luckily for her I couldnt get her plate in time or I would have called the cops.
I recently saw some lady doing Coke while sitting in traffic with her kids in the back. Now luckily for her I couldnt get her plate in time or I would have called the cops.
09-22-08, 02:54 PM
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not my baby, not my place
you could argue that if the parents aren't smart enough to prevent their baby from dying then its unlikely the baby has much of a shot anyhow
you could argue that if the parents aren't smart enough to prevent their baby from dying then its unlikely the baby has much of a shot anyhow
09-22-08, 03:08 PM
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the army has a saying: Everyone is a safety officer, so anyone can call a cease-fire.
thats firing range talk for "if you see an unsafe act, address it, your are just as guilty as the person committing said act if something happens".
Whats really sad, is in many communities (mine included), if you go to your local police station and tell them you do not have and cannot afford a child seat, they will either give you one for free or give you a voucher.
thats firing range talk for "if you see an unsafe act, address it, your are just as guilty as the person committing said act if something happens".
Whats really sad, is in many communities (mine included), if you go to your local police station and tell them you do not have and cannot afford a child seat, they will either give you one for free or give you a voucher.
09-22-08, 04:15 PM
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the army has a saying: Everyone is a safety officer, so anyone can call a cease-fire.
thats firing range talk for "if you see an unsafe act, address it, your are just as guilty as the person committing said act if something happens".
Whats really sad, is in many communities (mine included), if you go to your local police station and tell them you do not have and cannot afford a child seat, they will either give you one for free or give you a voucher.
thats firing range talk for "if you see an unsafe act, address it, your are just as guilty as the person committing said act if something happens".
Whats really sad, is in many communities (mine included), if you go to your local police station and tell them you do not have and cannot afford a child seat, they will either give you one for free or give you a voucher.
I agree with everyone here about minding our own business. Like what was mentioned before, if they don't have the common sense to begin with, it's not like they'll do something about if someone told them.
I'm sure we all feel sorry for baby should something happen.