Posted on 11/23/2007 3:52:14 PM PST by MotleyGirl70
HAGERSTOWN, Md. -- A Franklin County couple has been charged after leaving a young child in a car while they shopped.
Police said 20-year-old Laura Havens and her boyfriend, 22-year-old Casey Shields, left Havens' 2-year-old boy in a locked car while they shopped at the Prime Outlets in Hagerstown, Md.
The car was not running and police said the toddler was crying when they found him.
Investigators found the boy around 2:45 a.m. Friday. Police said there was no heat in the car and estimated it to be about 36 degrees at the time.
Jason Litten from the Washington County Sheriff's office said, "The child was found just wearing a T-shirt, blue jeans and no shoes, soaking wet. It was quite cold in the vehicle. He was shivering and quite scared."
The child was taken to Washington County Hospital for observation and released to a family member of the boyfriend.
Police said the mother gave no remorse for leaving the boy in the car and said she left him there because he was asleep.
She is charged with confining an unattended child. The boyfriend faces that charge along with possession of marijuana.
why no charge on attempted murder???
Ugh..they will have that kid back in no time!
UGH! It’s people like these two idiots that should just have their tubes sewn air-tight or cut altogether...
Sick.
* Well, I suppose the death of the child is punishment enough. /s
Huh?
Mutants! Take the kid away from them!
Police said 20-year-old Laura Havens and her boyfriend, 22-year-old Casey Shields, left Havens' 2-year-old boy in a locked car while they shopped at the Prime Outlets in Hagerstown, Md.
Anyway this goes it's the child that suffers for having an irresponsible mother with messed up priorities. An all too common story heard every day.
This is disturbing. That poor baby.
The liberaltarians can use them as poster parents to complain about JBSTs.
Best I just keep my mouth shut on this one!
This kid doesn’t stand a chance.
At the risk of sounding like a low-life, I’d love to punch her in the face. How’s that for Christian?
I know exactly how you feel.
Two fine examples of Marxist Dimocrat voters.
I am confused; if you leave a child (or a dog) in a car in the heat you face far more serious charges than this couple is facing. Why is it different if it is cold? I realize 36 degrees is not freezing, but if the child was wet- then with that temperature there is the chance of the child suffering from exposure. Not that it would be right in any weather- the child is only 2, and should not be left alone anywhere much less a vehicle. This couple are not parents, by any stretch- and should not be responsible.
Sorry, I don’t know.
I wonder how long before these stores with these early morning sales are sued for wrecks from people falling asleep in the car. (I know, kind of off topic from scumbags leaving their tot in the car alone) I do NOT think they will be liable, there are 24 hour stores open, but I honestly feel it is something that will happen. They keep getting earlier and earlier.
Sorry, that last sentence didn’t make sense- let me try again-
The parents have proved they are not responsible enough to have children- so the child needs to be taken away.
What some people who are selfish and have no responsible behavior will do to their children.
I agree. It had to be dark outside too. Even though the parking lot is likely lighted, that is not enough light for a 2 year old. The cold too.. how could they? Sad for this child, sad for his parents with their poor priorities.
Well, maybe he is. In the brave new world of serial cohabitation (with plenty of bedhopping at all times), only a DNA test would tell for sure, and I'll bet Mama found it convenient not to know.
DON’T get me started, please, DON’T get me started.....
Mother dogs and cats take care of their young. These degenerates rank far below the animal kingdom.
I just watched March of the Penguins last night was thinking how well the male and female take such precious care for that one egg. Simply remarkable.
Parents like this make me sick.
I support sterilization of all the “black Friday” shoppers lining up at the doors at midnight.
This girl is no mother. Her own mother should have insisted the baby be put up for adoption at birth. I will never understand how we as a society can approve of teenagers and unmarried young women having children out of wedlock and attempting to raise them. It amounts to child abuse. What will this country be like in twenty years?
It was probably a responsible family member of the boy friend that knew this child and agreed to take him in , instead of going to a foster home
It is a character issue that unfortunately doesn’t have an age limit. There are lots of 20 y/os with little one that are wonderful mothers. There are also older ones that aren’t.
I agree.
Where the sales any good?
These two wonderful parents were simply trying to socialize their young democrat. Those hate filled Jackbooted pigs had no business stealing their child. The cops no doubt planted the marijuana, and even if they didn’t, so what. It was only marijuana, and when it is smoked around a child, the child learns to relax. No doubt the coward cops used their taser gun on the helpless child, you just haven’t heard about it because the Republican controlled media will do anything to protect these war mongering SWAT freaks.
This is just one more example of how bad things have gotten under Bush’s watch. If there had been free baby sitting available for this innocent couple, like there is supposed to be, none of this would have been a problem. If Bush hadn’t lied and not gotten us into this illegal war, there would be more than enough money to pay for every parent to get free baby sitting. The crooked cops deserve to be executed on the spot, and Bush should be immediately impeached. /sarc ;>)
Shhh... You don’t want Hillary to hear you, do you? Don’t be giving her any
more ideas for our “healthcare” than she already has! ;~)
She’ll come down on us like white on rice!
Now MotleyGirl70 knows why I call it a “Freak State” ping.
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
Nah, just nominate her for this month's cover picture on White Trash Magazine.
(And it wouldn't surprise me if there was an actual White Trash Magazine.)
But think of the sweet deals they got on electronics and gifts for the whole family!
If it is not his child, why was he charged?
He is an idiot, but the safety of the child is the responsibility of the mother in this case.
because he knew that the child was in the car!! Serves him right, Both need to go directly to jail... Same thing if some one passes up a car and thier is a child in the car all alone and they dont do some thing to help that child damn id send them to jail for stupidness!! and for neglegence dont care if its a total stranger, that person should have coomon sence to help out a child!!
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