Wow...this thread really took on a life of it's own. Of course, I shouldn't be surprised. It is about parenting.
People keep harping on the same point, here, but refuse to acknowledge a few facts that might change the whole situation.
First all let's look at
why she got arrested in the first place. I mentioned this already but nobody seems to want to talk about. To me, it's an important part of this situation. Her arrest had less to do with neglect and more to do with how she reacted to the police officer.
From
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080313/NEWS07/80313047/1009
Sulikowski said that while police were obligated to report the case to the state's child welfare agency, Coyne would not have been arrested had she cooperated and not refused to give them basic information, including the child's name.
"By not providing us with that information and the information of her child, at that point we don't know that that child is hers. We don't know if that child has been listed as a kidnapped child or a missing child," he said. "Absolutely, she forced this."
Also, she was
inattentive. It's one thing to be standing 30 feet from your car and watching it constantly. It's another thing to be standing 30 feet from your car and not notice a police officer coming over and peeking in the windows of your car, where your sleeping child sits.
And the last point is that this woman was completely
unaware of the laws. It amazes me how many people have no idea what the law actually says. So then when they break it, they try to plead ignorance. Well, that doesn't work. Step up and take responsibility. If she had done that, I'm sure she would have simply received a warning.
So, let's stop beating the dead horse that doesn't even pertain to this case, and discuss the actual facts.
Now as for the narrowly-related tangents:
why isn't it? people break into cars, people break in to houses, kids can get out of cars, they can get out of houses, why is it not the same??
cars can catch on fire, so can houses, hell I went on to my roof a a kid (13) and FELL off breaking both arms. I think I would have been safer locked sleeping in a car that day.
I don't know if you're aware, but most people's houses cannot be driven away.
Please report back once you have a kid, or two.
Aw, yes, the stereotypical but-you-don't-have-kids-so-you-can't-have-an-opinion argument. (Or as I like to call it the BYDHKSYCHAO Argument.) So, what about the parents who obviously do have kids (hence being called "parents") who happen to agree with those who don't have kids. Is their opinion not valid? The point is, there are two very valid yet different points of view on this argument and their are parents on either side. So, the "no kids" attack is really just a straw horse.
I think generally people will welcome an opinion of someone without kids.
Oh c'mon. We all know that that's not exactly true on the DIS. Any time a person without kids dares to share their opinion on any matter remotely involving kids, the soccer mom squad comes out with their collective "mom look" in full force.
And on parenting threads, no, I don't consider the opinions of those without children - sorry!
