I'm sorry, but aren't we all missing the major point here? They didn't have to leave their children alone - it was their choice. Suppose one of the kids choked on something......or fell out of bed? No monitor around? What the hell were either of the parents thinking? Dinner with friends is more important than hiring a child sitter or bringing along a baby monitor.

I'm sorry that the parents were asleep at the wheel at best. Too sad to think about what really happened to the child.