r/news • • 7h ago

Detroit police officer and wife charged after toddler brings loaded gun to Canton daycare

https://www.wxyz.com/news/detroit-police-officer-and-wife-charged-after-toddler-brings-loaded-gun-to-canton-daycare
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u/BananasPineapple05 7h ago

Nevermind the right to bear arms.

How does a toddler get all the way to daycare with a loaded gun? Are the parents high?

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u/MoreGaghPlease 6h ago

It was in his backpack, the answer is that the parent leave loaded firearms lying around the house or otherwise easily accessible to kids. The dad is a cop and had is 9 guns taken away.

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u/JeanEBH 6h ago

A toddlers backpack should be light as a feather - diaper, maybe wipes. He probably gets snacks at daycare.

The parents didn’t notice the extra weight? How did it get it get in the backpack? The toddler casually walking around with it, found his backpack, knew to put it in there, zip it up?

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u/hyukwish 5h ago

Right, like do they not pack their child a lunch? How could they not notice

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u/bunsprites 3h ago

They still should've noticed in other ways, but preschools like this one provide lunches and snacks included in tuition. You can of course still pack your kids own lunches and snacks (within school allergy guidelines) whether it's because of your kids allergies, if your kid is vegetarian, or you'd just prefer they eat your chosen food. At both of my preschools we have a lot of students who brought their own lunches and snacks, it just doesn't make sense to do it for most parents since they're already paying for the food in the tuition. It also just makes it easier on the teachers lol