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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]More than anything I am afraid this thread illustrates why women are underrepresented in positions of power, authority, and responsibility.  Anyone judging OP for this is devoid of critical thinking skills, fundamental logic, and the ability to appropriately assess risk.  I would be willing to bet the average Dad wouldn’t think twice about this and would be utterly confused as to why the hell anyone would think a normally developing second grader is incapable of sitting in a car for a short time.  It’s a hysterical and illogical overreaction to, dare I say, a nothing-burger.

What OP did was fine.  I would not let those of you bashing her be in charge of a deep fryer at McDonald’s, and I certainly wouldn’t take any advice you might have to offer up on child rearing.[/quote]

OP left the engine running. Dumb. [/quote]
What does that have to do with anything? If a carjacker accidentally stole a car with a kid in it, they would either park the car and get out or dump the kid somewhere. Kidnapping is a much more serious crime than car theft. If the criminal was sexually motivated, he can just as easily snatch a kid off a bike, so the car means nothing. OP could have left the doors locked too. [/quote]

There have been cases where carjackers stole a car with a child and the child ended up being seriously injured or killed. [/quote]
It was recently in the news near me that police chased an alcohol shoplifter in a car, the thieves drove the wrong way up a highway ramp and killed 3 people in a head-on. Does that mean we should stop enforcing shoplifting laws? Where does the what-ifs end? [/quote]

Apples and oranges[/quote]

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