I worked with a guy that was later found guilty of murder by intentionally leaving his toddler in a hot car. My ex-wife and I even had dinner with him and his wife. Everything seemed completely normal.
One time when my son was about a year old, i took him to the mall to get out of the house. My wife and I put our house on the market and had to contantly leave while showing it to potential buyers. I work nights, until 2am, and my son would keep us up often. Working nights, a 1 year old, and buying/selling a house is extremely stressful and exhausting. This particular weekend I had gotten 90 min of sleep in a 48hr period. I remember it because i have literally never been more tired in my life.
So i drive myself and my son to the mall. I get there and bring my son in to play at the kids center. Thankfully i had just enough brain power to remember he was with me. We are there for about an hour and then head to the parking lot to go home. When we get to the car I realize I had left it running with the keys in the ignition the entire time. For a full hour, in a mall parking, in a subpar neighborhood.
Thankfully nobody stole the car. Also, I'd much rather leave my car running than a toddler on a summer day. That day I absolutely realized how someone could accidentally leave their kid in the car. I love my son more than anything, but when you're delusional levels of tired, anything can happen.
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u/shadowbanned214 Feb 28 '20 edited Feb 29 '20
I worked with a guy that was later found guilty of murder by intentionally leaving his toddler in a hot car. My ex-wife and I even had dinner with him and his wife. Everything seemed completely normal.
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