[colorado tanker]

I've done the same thing when the weather is cool. To me the thing that would be worse for the toddler would be to wake the child and expose her to a storm.

It seems a zero tolerance policy lobotomizes these public safety people and removes the part of the brain where common sense resides.

[RobRoy]

>>I’ve done the same thing when the weather is cool.<<

I’ve done the same thing in my driveway.

But this does not even deserve deep thought. These people (the runaway law enforcement) need to be punished. Seriously!

I think a lawsuit is in order and the city and Wal-Mart would NOT want me on the jury. Somebody is gonna get rich here.

[IIntense]

Assuming that what's been printed is factual, and I do believe it. This mom's not guilty of any crime, even a misdemeanor. It's the lunatics that need to be locked up. That said, read excerpts of what she said:

Even as she buckled 2-year-old Phoebe into the car, the girl was asleep.

and later,

It's sleeting out, it's not pleasant; I don't want to disturb her, wake her up.

Now, really. With that in mind, why did she risk "disturbing" the baby to put her in the car in the first place? To top it off, she took all four children out in sleeting weather to accomplish something which could be done under better circumstances (better weather conditions and an awake Sophie.)

Mom did not use her best judgement IMO, and that puts her in the same boat with every other human being!