Obi Wan Kenobi
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Some people should not be allowed to have children!
http://www.wesh.com/news/13565909/detail.html
"Police said a local couple left a three-year-old child alone in a stroller in the 90-degree heat while they went on a ride at the Magic Kingdom, WESH 2 News reported.
According to the charging papers, the couple left their three-year-old alone in a stroller while they went on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride.
At 4:45 p.m. Saturday, investigators said a concerned guest approached two employees working the Pirates of the Caribbean ride and told them a child had been left unattended outside the ride entrance. The employees said they found the child alone in a stroller sweating profusely. Then they called the paramedics.
"If a little more time had transpired there were concerns this could have gone south very quickly," Sheriff's spokesman Jim Solomons said.
Investigators said the child was showing early signs of heat exhaustion. She'd been left alone for as long as an hour, officials said. The parents, Juan and Danette Rodriguez, said they were with a family group and accidentally left the girl behind.
"Most certainly it could have been an accident, if you put a child in harm's way you're going to be held accountable for it," Solomons said.
Both were charged with felony child abuse and posted $2,500 bond.
The Department of Children and Families said the child has been placed in the care of relatives.
A Disney spokeswoman said she's glad that the employees at the ride acted appropriately and quickly and she also mentioned Disney's rider switch program that allows one parent to stay in an area with the child while the other rides."
http://www.wesh.com/news/13565909/detail.html
"Police said a local couple left a three-year-old child alone in a stroller in the 90-degree heat while they went on a ride at the Magic Kingdom, WESH 2 News reported.
According to the charging papers, the couple left their three-year-old alone in a stroller while they went on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride.
At 4:45 p.m. Saturday, investigators said a concerned guest approached two employees working the Pirates of the Caribbean ride and told them a child had been left unattended outside the ride entrance. The employees said they found the child alone in a stroller sweating profusely. Then they called the paramedics.
"If a little more time had transpired there were concerns this could have gone south very quickly," Sheriff's spokesman Jim Solomons said.
Investigators said the child was showing early signs of heat exhaustion. She'd been left alone for as long as an hour, officials said. The parents, Juan and Danette Rodriguez, said they were with a family group and accidentally left the girl behind.
"Most certainly it could have been an accident, if you put a child in harm's way you're going to be held accountable for it," Solomons said.
Both were charged with felony child abuse and posted $2,500 bond.
The Department of Children and Families said the child has been placed in the care of relatives.
A Disney spokeswoman said she's glad that the employees at the ride acted appropriately and quickly and she also mentioned Disney's rider switch program that allows one parent to stay in an area with the child while the other rides."
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