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Originally Posted by jaypeesmith
CINCINNATI - Police arrested a woman after she allegedly left four children alone inside a car while going shopping. Officers said that Kelly Crossty, 21, has been charged with child endangerment due to the incident.
Crossty left the children in the car with the windows rolled down before she shopped at the Northgate Mall, police said.
The children range in age from 7 months to 9 years old.
Officers said the temperature outside the car was nearing 91 degrees at the time.
source: Police: Woman Left Children Inside Car While Shopping - ChannelCincinnati.com - MSNBC.com |
Although I agree that it is never a good idea to leave children alone in a car unattended, I do think that jayppee (and others who have responded to this story) are over reacting. Even though it may have been 91 degrees outside, the windows of the car were rolled down, so the children were not trapped in the car (such as in the case of Brenda Slaby, the teacher who left her baby locked in the car while she went to work and the baby died) and there was also a 9 year old in the car who is old enough to attend to the sibblings for a short period of time. Also, it is unclear how long Ms Crossty was in the mall (or how long she planned on being in the mall) before the police found the children in her car. I think there are some more questions that need to be answered before we condemn this lady to hell.