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Originally Posted by Hesla
Some guy at IKEA left his baby and toddler in his car to get a f***ing hotdog. I parked beside his vehicle and noticed the little ones in there. The toddler was free to walk around in the vehicle and was poking at the baby. Got security out there and they were actively dialling 9-1-1 when the guy saunters over with mustard on his face and a hotdog. wTF. Never been so close to clocking somebody. I told him just how close he was to being embarrassed with Cops showing up. He just said "ok" and drove off.
I wish I knew how to contact his wife. She would tune him in good.
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This Grinds my Gears. Why do we have to judge other parents in this situation for having a different risk tolerance than ourselves.
The question we need to ask is how many kids die or get kidnapped each year from being left in a car for less than 15 minutes in non-extreme weather? Then that risk needs to be compared with how many injuries are there from slip and falls in parking lots with kids, how many vehicle pedestrian collisions occur with kids, how many kids get kidnapped/lost in malls/stores. Once we have properly assessed the risk then we can pass judgement. All I know is that the risk of harm coming to the child in either situation is ridiculously low. And no doubt order of magnitudes safer than driving to Ikea in the first place.
My own personal policy is that if I can see the car then I will leave the kids in, if I cant then I bring them in. But I shouldn't judge people within reason if they take marginally more or less risk. Especially when we don't know which is safer.