Mom faces trial for leaving toddler in car

[lizbud]

They dropped charges against the woman.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...,4588939.story

[sparks19]

I am glad they dropped the charges. I think perhaps they realized they didn't have a snowballs chance at winning this.

I couldn't agree with ladyshuman and cataholic MORE. I think a simple warning from the officer would have sufficed rather than cuffing the woman right in front of her children (was her sleeping child left in the car while this woman was handcuffed and put in the back of the police cruiser?)

Last I checked power windows didn't work without the car being on and since she locked the doors and alarmed the car I think it is safe to assume the car was not running (we can't get out of our car and lock the doors if the key is in the ignition)

There are so many "what if's" and if everyone lived life by a bunch of what if's we'd all be shut in's wrapped in padding in a padded room so that nothing could EVER happen.

Perhaps this woman didn't use her best judgement but come ON taking her to court and threatening a year in prison? YA that will help her children

CPS is such a mess anymore. While they were preoccupied conducting a full abuse and neglect investigation on a woman who left her kid in the car in plain sight what horrible cases of abuse were they ignoring?

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Last I checked power windows didn't work without the car being on and since she locked the doors and alarmed the car I think it is safe to assume the car was not running (we can't get out of our car and lock the doors if the key is in the ignition)

Actually, you can lock the doors and leave the car running on some cars. I've done it before.

I'm glad the charges were dropped too.

[sparks19]

Actually, you can lock the doors and leave the car running on some cars. I've done it before.

I'm glad the charges were dropped too.

That's true... ours is the idiot proof model lol no locking the keys in the car

But can you set the alarm on a car that is running? and don't you have to set it with the keypad thingy on the keyring?

Can you tell I don't drive lol. I know nothing about cars haha

[lizbud]

When I read this statement in the article, I thought it showed just why
they pushed to charge the woman.


"Coyne said an angry officer was waiting for her when she returned to the car. The chief acknowledged that a police sergeant who responded to the scene was dating the community service officer who confronted Coyne, but said that had no bearing on the arrest. "What's the relevance," he said."


I think it was very relevant & telling that the two officers were dating at
the time. Of course one would back up the other's claims. I'm glad this
is over for this lady. I do think the law is needed, but the officers should
use more good sense in considering whether charges should ever be brought.

[Catty1]

I think the mom could have avoided at least some of the brou-ha-ha if she had cooperated with the police and given her side of it. It is mentioned twice in that article that she did not cooperate with the police officer.

Even if you are innocent, that's not an action that will help your case.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

That's true... ours is the idiot proof model lol no locking the keys in the car

But can you set the alarm on a car that is running? and don't you have to set it with the keypad thingy on the keyring?

Can you tell I don't drive lol. I know nothing about cars haha

But not all cars have alarm systems, especially older ones.

[sparks19]

But not all cars have alarm systems, especially older ones.

No but she said her car did have an alarm