[Larry_OHF]

This is a news article I found...where these parents have been accused of aggrivated manslaughter, by neglecting to realize that their younges of five children was dying in the car outside...

LEHIGH ACRES, Florida (AP) -- The parents of a 23-month-old boy who died after being left alone in a van for five hours have been charged with aggravated manslaughter, police said. Jo Ann, 37, and David McCray, 40, told investigators they thought one of their other four children brought their son Daniel inside the house July 28 after the family returned from church. Temperatures reached the mid-90s outside. Family members didn't notice Daniel was still in the vehicle until they were preparing to return to church for evening services, authorities said. Daniel was the youngest of the couple's five children. The couple turned themselves in to police late Thursday and were being held without bail. The McCrays were schedule to appear in court Friday morning. It was unclear early Friday if the couple had a lawyer. Lehigh Acres is east of Fort Myers in southwest Florida.

You know...a little baby like that would make some sort of noise or need it's diaper changed in less than five hours. I am sure that I am not stupid enough to not realize that the baby is nowhere to be seen! And what freaking age are the other four??? What gave the parents the idea that the other four kids were smart enough to take care of their baby brother? Were they old enough to know that the kid was left behind? Were they babies themselves, and not able to think about it??? My neice is 7 years old...and she knows how to take care of her baby brother as though it were her own child! Come on! These parents are plain stupid.

[ 10-12-2002, 09:51 AM: Message edited by: Larry_OHF ]