OK, apparently it is going around…

An Indianapolis woman has been charged with neglect for leaving her 4-year-old child unattended in a car near Greenwood Park Mall.  The incident occurred on Nov. 23 as shoppers converged on shopping malls for after-Thanksgiving sales.  (The) child was left unattended for over an hour in (the) car.

Seriously, was that “bargin” really worth a possible 6 months to 3 years in prison?  People, please use some common sense here and think about the safety of your children.  These people are just killing me.

I swear, some people just don’t deserve to have children.  When I read this story this morning it just angered me at the lack of common sense.  Never mind the fact that is was bitterly cold last night and you left a two-year-old in a cold minivan for 40 minutes.  What about the possibility of someone kidnapping your child?

And their excuse?  “Their child was sound asleep and they didn’t want to wake him before going into the store.”  Having three little ones myself my thought process would be to either wake the child up OR if you want to let him sleep, one of you can stay in the van while it’s running and the other can take your four-year-old into the store to go shopping with you.  Leaving them unattended in a cold van would never have even crossed my mind as an option.