Michigan mom says 911 refused to send help with 2-month-old trapped in hot car

[demmiblue]

A Michigan police department is apologizing for failing to help a mother who accidentally locked her baby in a hot car. Lacey Guyton's 2-month-old daughter got trapped during a visit to her grandmother's home last Saturday. As Guyton tried to get inside, the grandmother called 911 twice. But the dispatcher refused to send help, saying the police and fire departments don't unlock vehicles.

Temperatures in Waterford, Michigan, peaked at around 84 degrees last Saturday when the incident occurred, reports "CBS This Morning: Saturday" co-host Michelle Miller. That means the temperature inside Guyton's car could have been higher than 100 degrees. Guyton said what began as a great day visiting her grandparents turned into the worst day of her life.

"Nobody's coming and I don't know if I'm watching my baby die right in front of me," Guyton described with tears streaming down her face.

Guyton's daughter, Raina, was in her car seat when the doors to her Dodge SUV suddenly locked on a hot August afternoon. The keys were inside.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/michigan-mom-says-911-refused-to-send-help-for-hot-car-incident/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=55916508

[raging moderate]

2. The story says the mom DID break a window. At first, she couldn't do it.

Reportedly, it took her about 12 minutes to break a window. She called because her efforts were not working, and it was 84 outside. And the baby was crying, screaming, sweating, and turning bright red.

[lpbk2713]

3. "We don't unlock vehicles. We just let babies die."

Someone needs to be retrained.

[FSogol]

4. Gov Rick Synder's America! Now, if a fetus had been locked in that hot car....

[heaven05]

5. what kind of human being

is that dispatcher? This authoritarian shit is right out Orwell's 1984. Emboldened and enabled by the POS calling himself president of these United(for how long?) States. This dispatcher is just like the potus, evil, mean, love having power and authority over other human beings of lesser(they believe) 'station'.

[robbob]

6. My car does that all the time

I unlock it, get in, maybe check my phone before starting it (10-20 seconds total), and all of a sudden it self locks. Then I forget to unlock it and the alarm goes off when I try to start it! 😊

I haven’t been locked out yet, but it’s just a matter of time. I’ve taken to carrying the second key with me at all times. Still can’t get an answer on why they would design it to do this.

[JI7]

7. what a fucking idiot. it wasn't about unlocking a car. it was about saving the child inside