Mom Left Children Alone for Springer Show

The Associated Press ^ | Jan21

[george76]

A woman got a 30-day jail sentence for leaving her three young children home alone for several hours while she and her boyfriend attended a videotaping of "The Jerry Springer Show."

Shannon Cook, 25, pleaded guilty earlier this week to misdemeanor child endangerment. She also was placed on probation for a year.

The two girls and one boy, all under the age of 4, have been placed in foster homes...

Police said Cook left the children alone at a suburban home Oct. 19 while she and her boyfriend went to Chicago for the taping.

About five hours later, the two oldest knocked on the door of a neighbor, who called police.

Cook was arrested when she returned home after midnight.

She said: "I didn't think I'd be gone that long."

[billorites]

Why does this not surprise me?

[Trajan88]

"Whiskey Tango" alert possibly ?

[The Lumster]

Sounds like Jerry has the makings of a new episode!

Women who leave their children alone to watch the taping of Jerry Springer - and the men who go with them!

[Joe Boucher]

Hey priorities man. Ya gotta have priorities and I mean how many times ya get a chance to be on Springer, hell with the kids for a while they can fend for themselves.
And ya can always have more kids, but like I say how many times ya get a chance to be on Springer? Priorities.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Boy, there's a shocker!

[george76]

She has been busy.

Three kids in less than four years.

The article did not say what , or if, she had a job.

[teenyelliott]

Odds are than anyone who would go to that show does not have the makings of a good parent.

[SamAdams76]

Thank goodness for the Internet. Now the kids will be able to grow up and Google their mother and see what a scumbag she was!

[theDentist]

Leaving 3 little children alone to be in Jerry Springer SHow. The irony is just so thick.

[moog]

Wait until those kids are older and get on the SPringer show with the mom.

[george76]

The article did not say if this boyfriend is the father of any of the kids.

Or if she knew the father or fathers of her three kids.

[CAluvdubya]

I suppose now she will say that she only went to the Jerry Springer show so she could pick up some new parenting tips!

[Aggie Dad]

"...The article did not say what, or if, she had a job.."

Of course she did.

Making babies!

[G-dzilla]

Wow, the 90's are back!

[johnny7]

I'd be expecting more along the lines of “Mom Drowns Kids for Springer Show”

[Joe Boucher]

Bet you she had each kid with different fathers, unmarried.

[libs_kma]

If there is even a shred of a silver lining to this story, it's that now, the children are with a foster family, and that should ease the taxpayer load (albeit minutely) for raising them.

I can say with an almost 99.99% chance of certainty that we taxpayers were already paying for them. Now, we still are, but someone may at least be contributing something to their care.

It's a small win, but it's still a win.

[Casloy]

Yeah, but it was a double wide so the kids had lots of room to play.

[george76]

She likely got a check from the taxpayers for each kid plus food stamps plus...

With the kids gone to the state, she better start making more babies.

[Bigg Red]

Thank goodness for the Internet. Now the kids will be able to grow up and Google their mother and see what a scumbag she was!

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Unfortunately, these poor children have probably witnessed a lot in their young lives that has informed them of her advanced state of degeneracy.

[Bigg Red]

I'd be expecting more along the lines of “Mom Drowns Kids for Springer Show”

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Don't give her any ideas.

[george76]

She probably will have another kid this year.

[operation clinton cleanup]

Wonder if Jerry will discuss this on his Air America show? Maybe if there is a bash Bush angle to the story.

[Clock King]

At age 25, she can still pop em out for quite a while. Sick.

[Steveone]

Why should his audience be expected to show morals any different than the people/guests actually on the show??

[WasDougsLamb]

she and her boyfriend attended a videotaping of "The Jerry Springer Show."


----There is your "heads up" as to the type of person she is. That show caters to the scum of the earth.

[jakerobins]

If you've ever left your kids alone to be on Jerry Springer, You might be a Redneck.

[WashingtonStateRepublican]

While I agree that this mother made a very poor decision, at least her children can be thankful that they had not been aborted.

[YourAdHere]

Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!

[freedumb2003]

While I agree that this mother made a very poor decision, at least her children can be thankful that they had not been aborted.

Why in the world would she abort her meal ticket? No welfare for an aborted fetus.

[Clintonfatigued]

How can anybody be surprised?

[george76]

Shocked...just shocked.

[WashingtonStateRepublican]

"No welfare for an aborted fetus."

-Now that you've said that, it makes me wonder how many have tried!?

[AppyPappy]

"Why didn't you hire a babysitter?"
"It costs too much"
"Did you ever consider not going to Springer because of the lack of money for a sitter?"
"What? But I WANTED to go see Springer. Why can't I do what I want?"

Sheesh, and she reproduced.