Mom Arrested After Leaving Baby In Hot Car
Posted: 8:36 am EDT July 22, 2011
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Authorities say a 20-year-old woman left her infant inside a car while she had blood drawn at a Pensacola laboratory.
The 5-month-old was treated at a hospital and released to the Department of Children and Families Thursday afternoon.
Police say Jessica Burnham of Flomaton, Ala., has been charged with child neglect. She was released from Escambia County Jail on a $2,000 bond.
Reports indicate Burnham was told the baby could not enter the lab's blood-drawing area. Police say she then took the child to the car and moved it to a partially shady area.
After about 20 minutes, a witness alerted a lab employee. They checked on the baby, who sweating profusely. Police say the car had been left running, but the air conditioner was blowing hot air.
Source: www.wftv.com
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What the hell?
I can't believe that there are actually people out there who think it's acceptable to leave a child alone in a hot car. Keep in mind, this woman didn't forget her child. She didn't leave her child in the car by accident. She deliberately left her child in the car so she could go inside and have her blood drawn. Thank god the baby was okay.
And I'm just going to say what I'm sure everyone else is probably thinking: anyone stupid enough to purposely leave a child or animal in a hot car needs to have the shit knocked out of them. Who does that? I would honestly like to know what Jessica Burnham of Flomaton, Alabama was thinking. Was her blood test that urgent that she couldn't have rescheduled her appointment? It's a parent's job to protect their child, and it makes me enraged to read stories like this where a parent acts so carelessly.
Such a stupid act should lead to automatic jail time, without bail. I wish we could throw Jessica Burnham in a hot car and let her know how it feels.
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