Every Parent's Worst Nightmare

Dark Primus · Post by **Dark Primus** » 2002-10-21 11:19am

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/longi ... Dheadlines

Saddest article i have read in a long time.

Post by **Colonel Olrik** » 2002-10-21 11:27am

My God. That's so unfair

Dirty Harry · Post by **Dirty Harry** » 2002-10-21 11:30am

thats tragic

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2002-10-21 11:38am

The Car in question

Hmm, Now I wonder first HOW THE FUCK THE 2 YEAR OLD MADE IT OUT THE FRONT DOOR

The Scene in question

Hmm ok, Now double layer Glass and Wood Door, both probably pretty heavy and I'm wonder how the Heck a 2 year old could have gotten through Both Doors without Daddy notcing and under the Tires...

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2002-10-21 12:24pm

Some people are just not that attentive to their environment. I've noticed lots of kids wandering dangerously while their parents seem oblivious. Worse yet, a lot of people are careless about open doors.

Me, I've got a dog who likes to bolt out when I open the door so he can pee on all of the trees on my street. No big deal, but when I leave the house, I pay attention. There's no way my kid could ever have gotten out of the house behind me.

Post by **Kuja** » 2002-10-21 12:49pm

OMFG. That's terrible!

Dark Primus · Post by **Dark Primus** » 2002-10-21 02:49pm

If i ever become a parent i hope no tragic like this will inflict upon my family.

Larz · Post by **Larz** » 2002-10-21 03:01pm

That is sad

... parents really should make sure they have firm latching doors and that they latch when they close them... poor father

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2002-10-21 04:24pm

Darth Wong wrote:Some people are just not that attentive to their environment. I've noticed lots of kids wandering dangerously while their parents seem oblivious. Worse yet, a lot of people are careless about open doors.

Or some parents just flat out don't give a shit. Look at how kids run wild in stores these days. If I had even thought of doing anything remotely like that when I was a kid, my ass would be grass!

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2002-10-21 04:30pm

Vertigo1 wrote:
Or some parents just flat out don't give a shit. Look at how kids run wild in stores these days. If I had even thought of doing anything remotely like that when I was a kid, my ass would be grass!

I hate kids like that. Last year, I had the misfortune of working in the toy department Meijers on Christmas Eve. Some of the parents actually dropped their kids off to play in the department. I told the kids to knock it off and behave in no uncertain terms. Of course they parents bitched at me and to my boss. He backed me all the way. I hate those kind of kids, goddamned little monsters.

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2002-10-21 05:03pm

What's weird is that I was born in that hospital...

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2002-10-21 05:10pm

The father has to take some blame. Why didn't he shut the door? Why didn't he notice the kid? This guy's pretty dumb for a doctor.

Anyway, it's amazing how some parents seem nto to give a damn about their kid's safety. Once, I was riding home, and I saw the pickup truck, and there were 2 little kids in the open back!

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2002-10-21 05:28pm

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi wrote:The father has to take some blame. Why didn't he shut the door? Why didn't he notice the kid? This guy's pretty dumb for a doctor.

I'm sure he's already agonizing over those questions, with or without any reminders from people like us.

It's just too bad that more people aren't more paranoid about basic safety before tragedy strikes.

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2002-10-21 06:17pm

What he needs is a handbook on child safety.

#1 Do not give the kid a hair dryer while he/she's in the bathtub and leave him alone.

#2 Do not give the kid anything sharp.

#3 Do not let the kid play with a plastic bag over his head.

#4 Do not leave the kid unnatended on a dark alley at midnight.

#5 Do not drop the kid off any high places.

#6 Do not give the kid anything that he could choke on.

It's quite sad to see that parental negligence causes so many childhood s. I wouldn't be suprised if some of them were planned so the parents would have an excuse to sue.

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2002-10-22 02:37am

Stormbringer wrote:I hate kids like that. Last year, I had the misfortune of working in the toy department Meijers on Christmas Eve. Some of the parents actually dropped their kids off to play in the department. I told the kids to knock it off and behave in no uncertain terms. Of course they parents bitched at me and to my boss. He backed me all the way. I hate those kind of kids, goddamned little monsters.

Ohh man, those are the worst. When K-Mart closed up their regular stores around here, they had their usual closing sales. When I showed up, you wouldn't believe the mess that was made. There was crap EVERYWHERE! Broken toys strewn all about the store, etc. You had to step on torn pieces of cardboard to get anywhere. I gave up and left. I actually felt sorry for the employees.

Post by **haas mark** » 2002-10-22 02:59am

This is the saddest thing I have heard in a long time...I can't imagine what it could be like to lose a child...in any way, especially if it were my fault, by accident...

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi wrote:What he needs is a handbook on child safety.

The problem here is that there is no "handbook" on childhood...I agree that there could be some sort of book written than every parent "should" buy as far as child safety, but I think that it is inappropriate to say this. As someone said earlier, it is hard to look at every little nuance there might be...Having doors open for such a small amount of time, for example. It is possible that it is one of those doors that DOES latch properly, but it slows, and rebounds a bit before it fully closes...the child could easily have held the door open (storm doors are not that heavy...if a cat can hold it open, a two-year-old can), and walked outside.

Another thing: motion-detective lights, IMHO, should be a MUST on homes...not only for security reasons, but for just this reason.