On May 30, 2010, at 11:19 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "paul stenquist" <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> > Subject: Re: OT: Kids are Dying in Cars > > >> >> On May 30, 2010, at 7:47 AM, John Sessoms wrote: >> >>> Not always forgetfulness - sometimes just plain ignorance. >> >> The hyperthermia deaths are sometimes the result of ignorance. But the >> majority are inadvertently caused by otherwise responsible parents. > > Ahem.... Paul I would change that to 'irresponsible parents'. Having children > is among other things, a responsibiity. >
You could change that, but the facts wouldn't support you. Most of those who have inadvertently forgotten an infant have otherwise very clean records. Distraction and the stresses of daily life can cause even the best of men and women to fail from time to time. The record supports that. Yes, it seems like its impossible to forget one's child, but apparently it's not. Paul >> >> Paul >> >> >>> >>> Happened here in NC a several years ago. Single mom didn't have money to >>> pay for child care & just took the kid to work with her. Left the child in >>> the car seat planning to check on it during her breaks. >>> >>> She didn't know any better what happens in the interior of a car when the >>> sun shines on it. >>> >>> From: Marnie >>>> Good article, but have a hard time believing parents forget babies in >>>> cars. >>>> I do believe that someone could put a baby in a car seat ONTOP of a car, >>>> and start backing up forgetting they were there. But that's different. >>>> Marnie >>>> In a message dated 5/29/2010 5:04:42 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, >>>> pnstenqu...@comcast.net writes: >>>> Most of my writing is, well, frivolous. Not this time. Kids are dying in >>>> cars at an unprecedented rate. As unbelievable as it sounds, those deaths >>>> are often caused by a simple memory lapse. The Times asked me to look >>>> into it. The article appears in tomorrow's paper, and it's up on the web >>>> now. Our own Ken Waller served as a very valuable resource, and he's >>>> quoted in the article. You'll find it here: >>>> http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/30/automobiles/30HEAT.html?pagewanted=1&ref=a >>>> utomobiles >>>> Paul > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
