No. And I find it telling that you equate the same level of diligence to picking up groceries as you would your child. Have you ever had children of your own?
This thread keeps hanging on and Iāll just drop some opinions of my own before it does fade into the sunset. Mini vans and SUVs can totally hide a child in the back seat where most states require them to be. Fifty years ago kids were in the front as a rule and if they were in the back when the driver exited the car and locked the door a child would almost certainly be noticed when the door windows were below belt level in sedans and coupes and wagonsā¦
And maybe criminally charging negligent parents would increase the attention of some, possibly many parents who otherwise might cause their kids to die due to being forgotten.
Itās such a heart wrenching story and when video is available television just canāt let such a story go unaired.
1 Like
No. Some manufacturers already have safety devices for this purpose.
Grandfather drove mules for a living; drove them for the Army in WW1. He never owned a car. I wouldnāt get an inch out of a mule - you?
My point has nothing to do with diligence; itās related to psychology and how human memory works.
If you look at individual cases impartially, youāll see this tragedy happens to even the most diligent and loving parents.
If your goal is to enjoy a sense of moral superiority so you can look down your nose at other people, mission accomplished, but, that doesnāt get us one millimeter closer to solving this problem.
Then you and I have an entirely different interpretation of what diligence actually means. How can you possibly believe, let alone prove, they are the most diligent parents when the most important thing in their lives was forgotten? Do you really believe some of the things you type out? And it has everything to do with the point being madeā¦
No, thatās your twisted version of it. You seem to think youāre the only one that has the right to say who this can happen to based on your perceived higher morality. I think you may be the only one that misses the irony in your accusing me of thinking Iām morally superior when you compose replies like the one aboveā¦
1 Like
See? Proves my point. Neither one of us knows how to drive a mule.
I understand the distinction between the conscious mind and the unconscious mind, and I recognize that diligence is a conscious concept. I also recognize the reality that people of good conscience can make unconscious mistakes when something breaks their normal daily routine.
Iām glad you were born wearing a cape of infallibility. We mere humans donāt measure up.
'Momentum for an Effort to Save Children From Sweltering Cars'
'The Hot Cars Act of 2019 is part of legislation the House will soon consider. It's long overdue, say advocates of technology that alerts owners.'
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/25/business/hot-cars-children-deaths.html