[maine-iac7]

It appears to me that the child was continuously supervised during the 30-ft walk to and from the car

Exactly. My house is wider than that - and I have a small 1,000 sq ft house.

That is NOT abandonment -

#1CTYankee posted:

You are not allowed to abandon a child in an automobile. When you start negotiating haow many feet away you can be, how much time you can spend, etc. it becomes meaningless.

By #1CTYankee's criteria, you would need to have your children on a leash or carry them in a backpack until they're school age... to be safe from arrest...because, otherwise, the distance to constitute 'abandonment' is totally the prerogative of the officer on scene. That would be a scary premise...

[#1CTYankee]

"By #1CTYankee's criteria, you would need to have your children on a leash or carry them in a backpack until they're school age... to be safe from arrest...because, otherwise, the distance to constitute 'abandonment' is totally the prerogative of the officer on scene. That would be a scary premise..."

I'll assume you read the article, that would be just that, not my comments.

Are you new here or just confused?