Theunicornhunter 2 Posted June 26, 2003 I saw this on the news tonight. This woman was pulled over, after taking three miles to stop, for holding and breast feeding her one month old infant while driving on the Ohio Turnpike. She claims she did nothing wrong. Personally, I think what she did was very dangerous and she deserves the charges. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lollypop 0 Posted June 26, 2003 Silly woman ! I think she should have pulled over before breast feeding her child. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RikerChick 5 Posted June 26, 2003 Yes, she should be charged and she's and idiot I don't even know where to start on this one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
starsinmyeyes 0 Posted June 26, 2003 It's hard enough trying to concentrate in traffic when you are giving all of your attention to driving. Can you imagine trying to concentrate while talking on a mobile phone held between your shoulder and neck and your hands fully occupied with a baby feeding? Talk about not thinking! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Jean-Luc Picard 1 Posted June 26, 2003 I think she should be charged for driving dangerously and for child endagerment. Driving while breast feeding is ovbiously more dangerous than driving while using a cell phone, but let's put this aside. Even "IF" she could do that safely, what if she were hit by another car? The baby would deffinately not survive as it wasn't secured in it's baby seat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fredbroca 0 Posted June 26, 2003 I have to agree she should be charged I do beleve that it is law that a child be in its seat at all times while the car in moving but I could be wrong but still. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RikerChick 5 Posted June 26, 2003 I have to agree she should be charged I do beleve that it is law that a child be in its seat at all times while the car in moving but I could be wrong but still. You're right it is the law. It's also common sense. There's just no excuse for it. Waiting a few minutes to be fed is not going to kill a child, being thrown through a windshield will. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrekkieMage 0 Posted June 26, 2003 She should be charged, she was putting her childs life in danger. She should have just pulled over at the nearest gas station, turned off the car and then fed the baby. I don't know how she got it in her head that it was okay to breast-feed while driving Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Riaan 0 Posted June 26, 2003 I think she should be charged for driving dangerously and for child endagerment. Driving while breast feeding is ovbiously more dangerous than driving while using a cell phone, but let's put this aside. Even "IF" she could do that safely, what if she were hit by another car? The baby would deffinately not survive as it wasn't secured in it's baby seat. I agree. And it is against the law in most states, if not all, for a child to be out of a car seat while the car is in motion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indy 8 Posted June 26, 2003 It is child endangerment simply from the standpoint of the child not being secured in a carseat, regardless of what other activity was going on. The thought of an unsecured one-month old infant flying around in a car as the result of an accident is downright scary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gotabite 0 Posted June 26, 2003 Unbelievable!!!!!! If she is that stupid, she shouldn't even have the child in her care. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdigs 0 Posted June 26, 2003 That's a first..What will they think up next? She should definitly be repramanded.(sp) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Xeroc 0 Posted June 26, 2003 Maybe not an idiot - but still highly dangerous! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ddillard 2 Posted June 26, 2003 Okay, I voted that she should be charged and that she is an idiot, but my vote is kind of biased, as I know the woman (I work with her brother), and she is an idiot. Last thing that I heard was that she was being charged with reckless driving, failure to utilize a child safety seat, and child endangerment. Her driver's license has been suspended until the case is heard in court. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A l t e r E g o 9 Posted June 26, 2003 Talk about small world! I voted she should be charged but I would also like to add I am against talking on cell phones while driving as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Jean-Luc Picard 1 Posted June 26, 2003 Unbelievable!!!!!! If she is that stupid, she shouldn't even have the child in her care. I agree, she should be punished, but taking her child away? Isn't that going to the extreme? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdigs 0 Posted June 26, 2003 Okay, I voted that she should be charged and that she is an idiot, but my vote is kind of biased, as I know the woman (I work with her brother), and she is an idiot. Last thing that I heard was that she was being charged with reckless driving, failure to utilize a child safety seat, and child endangerment. Her driver's license has been suspended until the case is heard in court. Thats nuts D! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A l t e r E g o 9 Posted June 26, 2003 Unbelievable!!!!!! If she is that stupid, she shouldn't even have the child in her care. I agree, she should be punished, but taking her child away? Isn't that going to the extreme? Captain, what would be a fitting punshiment- jail, (kinda the same effect) a fine, a warning? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lollypop 0 Posted June 26, 2003 Talk about small world! I voted she should be charged but I would also like to add I am against talking on cell phones while driving as well. Here here. We were driving behind someone who was on a cell phone and we didn't know what he was going to do next. It was very unnerving. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A l t e r E g o 9 Posted June 26, 2003 Talk about small world! I voted she should be charged but I would also like to add I am against talking on cell phones while driving as well. Here here. We were driving behind someone who was on a cell phone and we didn't know what he was going to do next. It was very unnerving. Back long before the invention of the cell phone I got a ticket ($50 fine) for wearing a set of headphones (only covered one ear but the officer would not hear of it ), I was very annoyed when I began seeing drivers talking on phones without the law doing anything about that. I would also like to add here that I am for a woman’s (imo, God given) right to breast feed their baby's (yes, even in public, discreetly) in fact I prefer it in every case unless the mother is UNABLE to produce milk. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrekkieMage 0 Posted June 26, 2003 Okay, I voted that she should be charged and that she is an idiot, but my vote is kind of biased, as I know the woman (I work with her brother), and she is an idiot. Last thing that I heard was that she was being charged with reckless driving, failure to utilize a child safety seat, and child endangerment. Her driver's license has been suspended until the case is heard in court. And I hope she gets is punished for those charges. Perhaps they should suspend her license for a long period of time...A year or more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Theunicornhunter 2 Posted June 26, 2003 Unbelievable!!!!!! If she is that stupid, she shouldn't even have the child in her care. I agree, she should be punished, but taking her child away? Isn't that going to the extreme? If she'd been in an accident the child would have likely been crushed between her and the steering wheel; smashed by an airbag or thrown about the vehicle. Even a low speed impact could have been fatal. She put that child's life at risk. What kind of parent is that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Jean-Luc Picard 1 Posted June 26, 2003 Unbelievable!!!!!! If she is that stupid, she shouldn't even have the child in her care. I agree, she should be punished, but taking her child away? Isn't that going to the extreme? If she'd been in an accident the child would have likely been crushed between her and the steering wheel; smashed by an airbag or thrown about the vehicle. Even a low speed impact could have been fatal. She put that child's life at risk. What kind of parent is that? A bad parent, but nothing happened. If she did it again, then I could see grounds to take her child away, but it's a one-time offence, as far as I know. She should get a warning. This is like that mom who had her children taken away becuase a security camera caught her disciplining her children. I'm so sick of that children survices crap. Do you know how many children get taken from perfectly good homes and then get abused in the foster home system? Really, it's enough to make one sick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ddillard 2 Posted June 27, 2003 Unbelievable!!!!!! If she is that stupid, she shouldn't even have the child in her care. I agree, she should be punished, but taking her child away? Isn't that going to the extreme? If she'd been in an accident the child would have likely been crushed between her and the steering wheel; smashed by an airbag or thrown about the vehicle. Even a low speed impact could have been fatal. She put that child's life at risk. What kind of parent is that? A bad parent, but nothing happened. If she did it again, then I could see grounds to take her child away, but it's a one-time offence, as far as I know. She should get a warning. This is like that mom who had her children taken away becuase a security camera caught her disciplining her children. I'm so sick of that children survices crap. Do you know how many children get taken from perfectly good homes and then get abused in the foster home system? Really, it's enough to make one sick. So basically as long as nothing happens it is okay to put a child in danger? Kind of like a mother pointing a gun to her child's head and playing Russian Roulette, as long as the bullet does not happen to be in the chamber and nothing happens to that kid, should that mother just be given a warning as well, so that she can turn around and do the same thing again a week later, and run the chance that next time the bullet will be in the chamber? To me there is no difference between the two situations. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sarah 0 Posted June 27, 2003 she could have pulled over or waited till she could before soing so Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Jean-Luc Picard 1 Posted June 27, 2003 Unbelievable!!!!!! If she is that stupid, she shouldn't even have the child in her care. I agree, she should be punished, but taking her child away? Isn't that going to the extreme? If she'd been in an accident the child would have likely been crushed between her and the steering wheel; smashed by an airbag or thrown about the vehicle. Even a low speed impact could have been fatal. She put that child's life at risk. What kind of parent is that? A bad parent, but nothing happened. If she did it again, then I could see grounds to take her child away, but it's a one-time offence, as far as I know. She should get a warning. This is like that mom who had her children taken away becuase a security camera caught her disciplining her children. I'm so sick of that children survices crap. Do you know how many children get taken from perfectly good homes and then get abused in the foster home system? Really, it's enough to make one sick. So basically as long as nothing happens it is okay to put a child in danger? Kind of like a mother pointing a gun to her child's head and playing Russian Roulette, as long as the bullet does not happen to be in the chamber and nothing happens to that kid, should that mother just be given a warning as well, so that she can turn around and do the same thing again a week later, and run the chance that next time the bullet will be in the chamber? To me there is no difference between the two situations. To me, there is every bit of difference. They are beyond comparrison. There's unintelltional child endagerment, and then there's intentional child endagerment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Theunicornhunter 2 Posted June 27, 2003 Unbelievable!!!!!! If she is that stupid, she shouldn't even have the child in her care. I agree, she should be punished, but taking her child away? Isn't that going to the extreme? If she'd been in an accident the child would have likely been crushed between her and the steering wheel; smashed by an airbag or thrown about the vehicle. Even a low speed impact could have been fatal. She put that child's life at risk. What kind of parent is that? A bad parent, but nothing happened. If she did it again, then I could see grounds to take her child away, but it's a one-time offence, as far as I know. She should get a warning. This is like that mom who had her children taken away becuase a security camera caught her disciplining her children. I'm so sick of that children survices crap. Do you know how many children get taken from perfectly good homes and then get abused in the foster home system? Really, it's enough to make one sick. So basically as long as nothing happens it is okay to put a child in danger? Kind of like a mother pointing a gun to her child's head and playing Russian Roulette, as long as the bullet does not happen to be in the chamber and nothing happens to that kid, should that mother just be given a warning as well, so that she can turn around and do the same thing again a week later, and run the chance that next time the bullet will be in the chamber? To me there is no difference between the two situations. To me, there is every bit of difference. They are beyond comparrison. There's unintelltional child endagerment, and then there's intentional child endagerment. How do you get unintentional out of her behavior? What she did was beyond reprehensible. She willingly, intentional and knowingly placed that child's life at risk. If she is so incredibly stupid that she didn't think what she was doing was dangerous - then she needs to be locked away because she's probably a danger to herself as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites