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MoonRiver

(36,975 posts) Sat Jun 28, 2014, 09:28 AM Jun 2014

Why do an internet search about infants dying in hot cars because you are so afraid of it happening? [View all]

How about just not leaving your infant in a hot car. Of course I'm referring to the Georgia man who let his 22 month old cook to death all day in his car. He even went back to put something in the car midway through the day, before "discovering" his dead child. Who believes that his car did not stink to high heavens from soiled diapers at that point? Still he claims he did not know the baby was in there and went back inside the building where he works.

Uh huh,

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Why do an internet search about infants dying in hot cars because you are so afraid of it happening? [View all] MoonRiver Jun 2014 OP

Sure does sound very fishy! Laf.La.Dem. Jun 2014 #1

Yes, and just about as evil as it gets. MoonRiver Jun 2014 #3

I do not like to put guilt on a person until the full investigation yeoman6987 Jun 2014 #4

It does sound very bad. DawgHouse Jun 2014 #2

The most helpful thing I've seen is to always put your purse or briefcase in the backseat with the c yeoman6987 Jun 2014 #5

A legal CNN commentator, Sunny Hostin (?), says she left her daughter in the car for a few minutes MoonRiver Jun 2014 #6

I like that too yeoman6987 Jun 2014 #7

who told you it was illegal to drive without shoes on LOL snooper2 Jun 2014 #10

I've heard that, too. It might be one of those myths that persist. kcr Jun 2014 #15

I always thought it was illegal. MoonRiver Jun 2014 #18

Maybe that's where I heard it, too kcr Jun 2014 #19

It used to be before firewalls were made mandatory. AngryAmish Jun 2014 #40

I think that is on a state-by-state basis. Fawke Em Jun 2014 #68

nope, and there is only one state that says you have to wear shoes snooper2 Jun 2014 #71

Speaking from a personal experience In_The_Wind Jun 2014 #72

That is also a good idea because not everyone carries a purse or briefcase. DawgHouse Jun 2014 #22

I know that arrangement was probably safer but I never liked it. MoonRiver Jun 2014 #25

The move to the back was because of airbags. Gormy Cuss Jun 2014 #42

I don't think it's illegal to drive without shoes. DawgHouse Jun 2014 #24

Many article mention leaving work shoes in the back seat csziggy Jun 2014 #85

it's sick that anyone would remember their purse or their briefcase TorchTheWitch Jun 2014 #76

Except that it can happen to anyone... JHB Jun 2014 #81

BULL TorchTheWitch Jun 2014 #91

It's not excuses, it's prevention. JHB Jun 2014 #98

Torch, please please please read the article that JHB posted above me. Please. KittyWampus Jun 2014 #84

I wonder if the police have investigated his financial situation MoonRiver Jun 2014 #8

of course they would have TorchTheWitch Jun 2014 #78

What bothers me the most is that he went back to the car at noon... Frustratedlady Jun 2014 #9

Maybe because you want to prevent it. kcr Jun 2014 #11

He also googled about how long it takes a dog to die in a hot car. MoonRiver Jun 2014 #13

That's the google I'm talking about. kcr Jun 2014 #14

I don't understand how someone can be "prone" to leaving a child in a hot car. MoonRiver Jun 2014 #16

Fatigue. ADHD. Or both. kcr Jun 2014 #20

How do you explain his going back to the car mid-day? MoonRiver Jun 2014 #23

He didn't see the baby, just like while he was driving. kcr Jun 2014 #27

Maybe he was checking to see if the child was dead yet. MoonRiver Jun 2014 #29

But he googled it. He would know, right? kcr Jun 2014 #31

Because if the baby were already dead he could report it right then. MoonRiver Jun 2014 #35

That's really reaching kcr Jun 2014 #37

You haven't been around babies much, have you? BuelahWitch Jun 2014 #70

I have children kcr Jun 2014 #73

According to the search warrant, he told police he googled about infant deaths in hot cars pinboy3niner Jun 2014 #17

Because he was fearful it could happen. kcr Jun 2014 #21

Your naive belief in the innate goodness of people is misplaced but uplifting. Michigander_Life Jun 2014 #26

It has nothing to do with that. I'm fully aware that there are parents capable of this. kcr Jun 2014 #28

Everybody who has heard about this case is speculating. MoonRiver Jun 2014 #32

I'm not speculating either way. I don't know if he did it on purpose. kcr Jun 2014 #34

Most of us can see no other logical explanation. MoonRiver Jun 2014 #38

Of course those who are jumping to a conclusion see no other explanation. kcr Jun 2014 #39

That's not fair. kcr is not "supporting" him, he/she is simply waiting for all the facts. arcane1 Jun 2014 #101

Yep. laundry_queen Jun 2014 #36

Being aware that people like that exists doesn't mean accidents don't happen. kcr Jun 2014 #41

If this guy is convicted of murder, will you except the jury's decision. MoonRiver Jun 2014 #43

More jumping to conclusions kcr Jun 2014 #44

I was just asking how you would react. MoonRiver Jun 2014 #45

Well, seeing as you didn't answer my question kcr Jun 2014 #46

I would never assume such a thing. MoonRiver Jun 2014 #48

Okay. But then what did you mean by it? kcr Jun 2014 #49

Well I deleted the sentence, so obviously I did not assume anything. MoonRiver Jun 2014 #51

So you accidentally typed that you wondered if I had an agenda, but didn't mean it. kcr Jun 2014 #52

I thought twice about it. MoonRiver Jun 2014 #55

Yes, but I still wouldn't blame the person for wondering. n/t kcr Jun 2014 #56

Who's blaming you? MoonRiver Jun 2014 #57

I kept asking because you wouldn't answer. kcr Jun 2014 #58

Ok, then MoonRiver Jun 2014 #60

Why? To find out what your chances of getting away with it might be. (nt) scarletwoman Jun 2014 #12

In the midst of all this rush to judgment... TreasonousBastard Jun 2014 #30

I believe the googling happened days before he left the child in the car. MoonRiver Jun 2014 #33

a 22 MONTH old, though? hfojvt Jun 2014 #47

Have you raised a child? MoonRiver Jun 2014 #50

At that age, they're generally not strong enough to open the belt straps on the car seat. Brickbat Jun 2014 #53

Car seats for kids that age are designed so they can't get themselves out. LeftyMom Jun 2014 #65

A 22-month-old wouldn't have the hand strength to open the buckle on a carseat. winter is coming Jun 2014 #66

oh yeah? hfojvt Jun 2014 #67

!!!! Heidi Jun 2014 #75

Do you even understand the implications of your comment. Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #69

Car seats are specifically made gollygee Jun 2014 #86

Heat saps your energy. joshcryer Jun 2014 #99

Accidents happen but this doesn't seem like an accident Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2014 #54

Another thing that I don't understand ann--- Jun 2014 #59

The on-site daycare was at the corporate headquarters a couple of miles away. Brickbat Jun 2014 #61

Not only that ann--- Jun 2014 #62

Here. Brickbat Jun 2014 #63

Corporate headquarters are often several buildings and not TorchTheWitch Jun 2014 #77

Exactly the same thing I was thinking. Evidence of premeditation. nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #79

I always park on the top level of parking garages jberryhill Jun 2014 #104

Why put the information online at all if people who look it up could just not leave infants in cars? JVS Jun 2014 #64

It was either the most unlikely, most horrible coincidence ever, Nye Bevan Jun 2014 #74

Because he had done it before. GeorgeGist Jun 2014 #80

??? MoonRiver Jun 2014 #83

The mother researched it too BuelahWitch Jun 2014 #82

This is getting more bizarre by the minute. MoonRiver Jun 2014 #88

oh, good heavens TorchTheWitch Jun 2014 #92

Yeah, she said a lot of weird things at the funeral BuelahWitch Jun 2014 #93

I heard the day care was at his work. boston bean Jun 2014 #87

That's a great point! ann--- Jun 2014 #89

Yep, 2+2=5 in this case. MoonRiver Jun 2014 #90

The daycare was on site, so he forgot to drop off and pick up? krawhitham Jun 2014 #94

There are many inconsistencies... Phentex Jun 2014 #95

According to CNN, Mom made similar searches krawhitham Jun 2014 #96

her saying that she wouldn't have had the child today TorchTheWitch Jun 2014 #97

I think he's guilty. cwydro Jun 2014 #100

And, just as important ann--- Jun 2014 #102

No idea what this guy's intentions were, but ideas to prevent this: wercal Jun 2014 #103