Monday Links from the Barnyard vol. CCXI

[MyUserName]

First one awful. Wish I'd never read that (as Dad of 7 month old).

Wonder if I can get one of those alarm things that they mention? i.e. if something is on back seat.

I decided not to read it because it might be upsetting (I am a dad of two toddlers), I am guessing I made the right decision?

[psychocandy]

I decided not to read it because it might be upsetting (I am a dad of two toddlers), I am guessing I made the right decision?

Dont read it. It'll ruin your whole day :-(

[mudskipper]

Dunno - reading it probably means you're aware of it and therefore less likely to make the same mistake...

[MyUserName]

Dunno - reading it probably means you're aware of it and therefore less likely to make the same mistake...

Can you just give me the gist?

[d000hg]

Or dogs.

[mudskipper]

Or dogs.

Or cheese.

[eek]

Or cheese.

or chocolate (even when not particularly hot, remembering 1 purchase at Mullion which melted in the 30 minutes we spent eating chips at the Lizard)..

[d000hg]

Or cheese.

Unless you want to ripen it quickly.

[NickFitz]

Can you just give me the gist?

Parents have been known to accidentally leave their children in cars, usually when something has happened to break their routine and cause them to forget the child is there. On a hot day, this can rapidly cause the death of the child.

It is suggested that such forgetfulness cannot, in many cases, be dismissed as mere carelessness or irresponsibility: it is related to the very way the human brain is structured, and the way different areas thereof interact to form memories and control our capacity to remember things.

Thus such parents cannot be equated with those who are careless or irresponsible, and it is unreasonable to subject them to criminal proceedings.

Parents who have suffered such a tragic event are found equally in all classes of society, all levels of educational attainment, all races, and both sexes. There is no pattern to be discerned, because the tragedy is a consequence of the parent being human.

[d000hg]

Quite.

It's much more serious leaving a dog in car.

The protectors of furry animals always prosecute to the limits of the law.

Wunch of Bankers.

That's a good point. Bizarre.