I remember the days of working in the Toy Store at the mall -- we were the 'drop off centre' for all the parents who wanted somewhere free to leave little Billy while they went to Sears and the rest of the Mall for a few hours. And or course, as soon as i noticed kids unattended in my store, right off with Security they went. And these weren't big kids either, we're talking little tykes about 4 years old.

Eventually, the parents would return, and frantically scour the store for their kids - and of course to no avail. The usual line from me was 'Well, they left the store with a man in a suit' (meaning the Security Guard(s) who were my buddies by that time) 'maybe you should go talk to security'. And then, we could stand in the doorway to the store and watch the fireworks at the security desk as they yelled down the parents a-la public humiliation, threating CPS and the polices.

It actually got to the point where I got my buddies in the Pet Store nextdoor doing the exact same thing with the kids who were left in their store as if it was a day trip to the zoo.

I have no patience for that kind of thing - and I still can't believe that someone would just leave their kids unattended like that. I just feel sorry for the kids since its not their fault their parents are (to put it mildly) incompentent so-and-sos