Taken from today's local paper:
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) reminds motorists the summer heat can quickly create deadly conditions inside a vehicle, especially for children. . .
The national non-profit organization 4 R Kids Sake has designated August as "Purple Ribbon Month," to raise awareness and educate the public about the dangers of leaving a child unattended in or around a motor vehicle. In recognition of Purple Ribbon Month, the CHP will attach a purple ribbon to the antenna of its patrol cars.
While I fully respect and applaud the efforts of the CHP and the 4 R Kids Sake organization, this begs the question:
If someone is obtuse enough to not know that leaving their child unattended in a hot car can be deadly, how are they going to know what the purple ribbon means?
35 comments:
A. Fu(king. Men.
And also? WHY ARE THEY PROCREATING???
Amen.....
Bravo. Bravo. Bravo.
What's so sad is that down here in the south where it's so freaking hot, it has become an epidemic. Almost one poor baby is dying in their car every other day.
So sad.
I DON'T GET SOME FOLKS...
Every time this happens it astounds me. I advocate a hammer campaign instead. Everyone should carry a hammer, and if you spot a kid in a car on a hot day, get the kid out, then immediately break all the glass out with the hammer.
You'll also need a big boot so you can kick the moron who LEFT the kid in the ass.
Thank you! I was thinking the same damn thing as I read this! I don't even leave Strudel in the car on a hot day! The other day I had her with me and needed to buy cigarettes. I left her in the car, with the car running and the a/c blasting and the doors locked!
Justine :o )
Some people don't know they are not tuned in to taking care of their children, we all see adults talking on their cell phones while riding their bikes and a baby in a backpack, or a parent so distracted they are not aware of a close dangerous situation their child has wandered close to. WAKE UP PEOPLE!!! Your child is precious. More important than that phone call. More important that getting to work on time.
I will add another "Amen" to that! Very very sad.
People shouldn't be leaving their young children unattended in a car period -- hot or not.
There is major power in stuff like that. Like, I don't think it is possible to be patriotic unless, of course, you have a magnetic flag on the back of your car...and there is no way you care about The Good Lord unless your car advertises so...or the best way to find a man is to put a sticker on your bumper indicating how desperate and hopeless you are.
Which goes back to what I always say...you should have to take a test to have a kid. If you don't know the answer to that question you're not allowed to procreate. Period!
People should have to apply for a permit to do two specific things.... create a child or wear lycra. A lot of people should not be doing either.
There are a lot of idiots out there. We stopped for food while we were on vacation and there were two dogs in the car next to us--it was 105 outside. I sure hope THOSE people never have kids.--Jenn
Very good question. Raising awareness is always a good thing, however. The whole point is to get parents to T.H.I.N.K.
Around here we had a director of a preschool (good reputation) leave her child in the car. Her morning routine was off and she forgot that the child was still in her vehicle. thought she had already delivered the child to the preschool before running an errand. Tragic.
I never left mine in a car but back in my infant twins plus toddler days, my mind sure was in a fog about half the time. No, make that all of the time.
If you can believe it, a 26 yr old man in my town left his 2 year old and under a year old babies in his van (during a major, record breaking heat wave)for hours (!!) while he went and drank at the agricultural fair our city puts on every year.
When the police found them, they had were strapped into their car seats, in their soiled diapers, sweating and dehydrated.
I don't even know what to say.
That;s so sad. I swear some people just don't get it. What's worse is, if these people are dumb enough to leave their kids in the car...what else are they doing?
True.
What color will the ribbon be to remind people to not leave pets in the car either?
It's frightening to think that some people need to be reminded not to leave their kids in a hot car.
Well said, my friend. Well said.
Never mind leaving a child unattended in a hot car - what about leaving the kid unattended in the car at all?
People are morons.
For the life of me, I just don't get how someone can forget they have a child in the car, so I'm a bit skeptical about believing this.
A hot car applies to pets too!
shoot.....
My theory: You need a license to fish. A license to marry. A license to drive. Why not a license to breed?????????? Sheesh!
I wholeheartedly agree that most people are just plain stupid and clueless and should not have reproduced.
That being said, read this article if you can bear it. It speaks to how our brains compartmentalize activities. And it scared the crap out of me.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/27/AR2009022701549.html?hpid=topnews
you have hit on one of the true unanswerable riddles of humankind... they're attempts to remind the alligator people amongst us are reminiscent of the literally thousands of tv segments on every imaginable show talking about food and health and coming to the same conclusion for the 80 millionth time... "the study concludes that eating more fruit and vegetables" makes you live longer, or healthier, or etc.etc. and when you leave mcdonalds the little coffee cup will remind you that very hot water or coffee in this case will burn your crotch. and on and on and on. in italy when you go to the train station there are no barriers to keep you from wandering out onto the tracks but a tiny sign that says "caution"... i guess they feel that if you are dumb enough to stand on the train tracks when the train is coming that the gene pool is just getting weeded out. sorry to ramble
Being at theme parks or privately owned attractions, caution signs are all over the place. I love the National Parks. Sure you can walk right up to the edge of a cliff, no guard rails, no warnings. That's my kind of population control.
Can I get an agnostic amen, amen, amen! This happens to people (and pooches) every year in AZ too. Stupidity knows no borders...
You get a ticket for $250 in VA and potentially get arrested if you leave your DOG in the car when it is over 76 degrees.
I'm sure legislation to protect kids is coming. Will likely have at least a $20 fine. I mean, kids are our most precious resource - besides oil, gas, and obviously pets.
This is a serious subject, but you still made me laugh. Too true.
Oh my.
Seriously...I agree with the whole "don't leave your child in the car no matter what" ideas stated above. And around here, the occasion of "forgetting" your child in the car--I totally do not get that (unless you are not of sound mind). I don't even like leaving my cds in the car on a hot day!
Let me get this straight (well straight is a pun somehow!)
We need a license to fish, a license to drive, ID to buy booze, and a million dollars for a same sex couple to adopt, yet any one can have kids. Odd? YES!!!!!
Same thing goes with your pets, Morons!!
I keep a window hammer in the car for this reason, best 5 bucks I ever spent.
Thanks for the public service announcement, J.
I hope you have a nice class and great school year.
A child around here was left in the Day Care Van ALL day earlier this summer. How in the world does that even happen? That just makes me ill!
I never left my daughter, she is now 20, in the car alone. Never. Not for a "minute", not ever. If it was inconvenient to haul her with me into the store, the errand waited until later.
In Phoenix, where we lived when she was young, people stole cars with kids inside them whose parents left them with the air running. You just can't take the risk.
*sigh* People are stupid.
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