OT: What Has The World Come To

[Sniper]

I should probably make myself scarce then, being one of those left wing types! lol

Seriously though, a slow media day is common here in England espc in the smaller counties (like were I live) and all kinds of social commentary gets put up without a hint of irony.

I dont have kids so I couldnt say wether I'd leave them alone in a car, my dad used ot leave me in the car alone all the time...on the other hand he was one of the worst parents ever, yet it is a fairly common practise... Jail terms and the like shouldnt be political currency.

[Yef]

I don't remember ever being left alone, but then, I come from a very large family, with 7 brothers, 3 sisters and 67 cousins out of my 5 uncles, and I am the youngest, so there was always a lot of older family members around me.

The point is that I don't know if what that guy did was justified or not, but it was definitively something that I will not do the day I have kids.
He should have left his kids with his family.

[Wardad]

In Arizona it is illegal to leave a DOG or Child alone in the car.
Of course, this makes some common sense in a HOT desert.
BUT... I do not know if the law is written in a common sense way.

My brother was visiting and one cool night we decided to run to the store. The dog jumped into the car with us, and since he liked the dog, we brought him along.
We shopped quickly and headed back to the car. Standing by the car were two ladies, and one of then was on the cell phone talking to the police! The other one started to scold us, and said "Do you know it can get above 140f degrees in that car in minutes?"
I rolled my eyes, looked at the sky, and said " I don't see how, it is night time, the sun is not going to heat up the car.
She gave me a blank stare, and started up talking again...
I said "Let me introduce my brother, the High School science teacher, I'm sure he can explain it to you."
The other one told the ploce never mind and hung up the phone.
We exchanged a few curtious words and left.

[Unknown_Enemy]

Where are involved the left fanatics in there ?
Did the news said they were ?

I don't get it.
Has it anything to do with the Patriot law (whatever name) squeezing away some freedom of yours ? I though the Patriot thing was a Bush creation ?

[geoschmo]

I'm pretty sure the Patriot Act doesn't cover leaving your kids in the parking lot of the home improvment store watching Dvd's.

Unless maybe they are watching "Bowling for Columbine" or something. There might be a clause buried in there for that.

[Phoenix-D]

Originally posted by geoschmo:

Why the heck do we even have Dvd players's in the car?

Twelve hour car rides, that's why..of course a lot of these parents are too lazy to go vist relatives so that's moot.

And we have these laws because some parents are stupid enough to leave their kids in the car long enough that they -die- from heat exhuastion.

[geoschmo]

Originally posted by Phoenix-D:

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Originally posted by geoschmo:

Why the heck do we even have Dvd players's in the car?

Twelve hour car rides, that's why..

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