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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 01:14 PM Original message |
Mom & Daughter arrested in death of 4 mo old-were rushing to hospital, child not buckled in, crashed |
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WI_DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 01:18 PM Response to Original message |
1. It was clearly a tragic accident, but then again hopefully a jury/judge will |
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boobooday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
2. That's harsh |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
3. How does one strap in a child having an asthma attack? |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 01:27 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Is it any different that strapping in a child who is not having an asthma attack? |
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Cassandra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 01:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. It sounded like it was the child's mother... |
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Emit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 01:47 PM Response to Reply #7 |
16. Yes. It was the mother of the baby who was having an asthma attack. n/t |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 01:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. keeping the clild calm is of upmost importance. Seems to me that |
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halobeam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 01:44 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. over the line... agreed, yet an understatement. |
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halobeam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 01:41 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. My son had tracheal stenosis at birth.. |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 01:49 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. Just curious - how did your son get tracheal stenosis? |
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halobeam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 05:49 PM Response to Reply #17 |
54. congenital....born with it... |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
4. This is one of those gray areas. As a mother I totally |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 01:30 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Have you ever seen a child in severe respiratory distress? |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 01:39 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. In this instance the mother was having the attack, not |
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halobeam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 01:42 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. many little babies can't hold their own heads up... |
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Sequoia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 04:56 PM Response to Reply #4 |
48. I remember the old days without seat belts. |
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youngdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
10. OUTRAGEOUS...COPS ARE FUCKING RETARDS |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 02:01 PM Response to Reply #10 |
19. The baby wasn't having the asthma attack |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
12. virginia law is similar |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
15. It was the mother having the asthma attack, but it is clear that |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
18. let's all remember |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
20. Good. |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 02:31 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. People do not always think straight |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 02:55 PM Response to Reply #21 |
29. Parents don't have the option of being dumb in emergencies. |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 03:14 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. Yes, you are right. They don't have the option, but sometimes they do act that way . |
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Zuiderelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 04:13 PM Response to Reply #29 |
41. If parents don't ever have an option of being dumb, they must all be perfect saints. |
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Susang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 05:21 PM Response to Reply #29 |
49. Are we to assume that as a parent, you've done everything perfect? |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 05:41 PM Response to Reply #49 |
52. Hell no, I've made mistakes. |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 05:52 PM Response to Reply #52 |
55. You don't know that |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 06:03 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. Autopilot is right. It is so easy to make bad decisions under such stress. |
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BlueJazz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 05:35 PM Response to Reply #21 |
50. I think they should just take the Mother out back and shoot her. |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 02:42 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. A couple points. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 02:53 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. Yes, it is reckless |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 03:07 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. reckless |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 04:17 PM Response to Reply #30 |
42. Then pull away from the curb and buckle the kid as you go. |
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Zuiderelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 04:25 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. The grandmother was driving... the mother was holding the child. |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 06:27 PM Response to Reply #28 |
60. but sandy was dying |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 04:04 PM Response to Reply #20 |
39. good? |
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slj0101 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 04:39 PM Response to Reply #20 |
46. Nothing reeks of "class" like praising the death of a child. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 05:39 PM Response to Reply #46 |
51. Apparently you can't read. |
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slj0101 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 05:41 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. You're wrong about that, too. |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 06:18 PM Response to Reply #46 |
57. that's a thoroughly bizarre reading of poster's argument |
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slj0101 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 06:19 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. I stood corrected, but I still disagree with the sentiment. |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 06:24 PM Response to Reply #20 |
59. the mother was dying |
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Nicole (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 09:49 PM Response to Reply #20 |
64. The OP says the baby wasn't buckled in, the article doesn't say that. |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
22. Guess some prosecutors just have nothing to do. |
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ronnykmarshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 02:44 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. Kern County DA Ed Jagels is a fucking pig. |
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cwydro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 03:23 PM Response to Reply #26 |
34. I read a story on him. |
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ronnykmarshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 03:44 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. And still the son of a bitch gets re-elected. |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
23. i read through the article and i'm wondering why the Grandmother didn't |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 02:44 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Too slow. |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
27. Any chance that this is a DWB arrest? |
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cwydro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 03:09 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. I'm afraid that is what I was thinking. |
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Nicole (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 09:18 PM Response to Reply #27 |
61. I don't think so |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
32. ...and the Safety Nazi Brigade strikes again |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
35. The baby was being held by |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 03:50 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Judges sentence. Juries only decide guilt: yes or no. |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 04:05 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. Hahaha oy. |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
38. That's nuts... |
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ronnykmarshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 04:48 PM Response to Reply #38 |
47. The DA is a media slug. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
43. Clearly this woman needs to spend a long time in prison. |
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Fran Kubelik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
44. I do not think we know enough of the circumstances to judge here |
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Nicole (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 09:26 PM Response to Original message |
62. Family says no safety seat was available. |
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Zuiderelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 09:40 PM Response to Reply #62 |
63. Thanks for the follow up. Now it's clear that they actually tried to do the RIGHT thing. |
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Nicole (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-27-07 09:53 PM Response to Reply #63 |
65. The OP was misleading where it states "child not buckled in". |
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