Though my heart goes out to the family and Ms. Slaby, I feel strongly that the Clermont County Prosecutor has made a VERY BAD decision in not bringing charges against this mother.  What message is this sending out to the community?  Certainly Ms. Slaby did not intend for this outcome when she strapped her toddler into her car seat that morning....but how can you forget...how busy does a person have to be... to forget for eight hours...that you left your child locked in a dangerously hot car?  My first instinct upon initially hearing about this tragedy was outrage!  Then I felt sympathy and pity for the family, but now I'm back to outrage!  I don't believe Ms. Slaby should get off scott free, there are lesser charges that can be applied...certainly child endangerment at the very least.  What about that poor mother a few weeks ago, working multiple jobs while her husband went back to school for his degree?  She was so tired she fell asleep and her two children left the house only to be discovered by police a short distance from their home?  And Mom had called the police to report them missing....she was taken away in handcuffs...and her children had not suffered any misfortune!  I don't know what good would come of Ms. Slaby being sent to prison (I believe she has another child at home) but there must be some punishment that could be metted out that would at least send a better message to other parents in the community.  Have her do communtiy service, donate to a worthy childrens cause, SOMETHING!  I think (and fear) the prosecutor has opened Pandora's Box with his decision to take no action. 

Apparently, there are different standards in different communities.

If two michievious little girls manage to get out to wander around their blue-collar neighborhood while their exhausted mother sleeps, a crime has been committed.

If a welfare mother accidentally drops her child into too-warm bath water over at the "Fey" apartments, she is taken out in hadcuffs and her children are removed from her.

If you want to get away with homocide, you need to live in an affluent white suburb and drive a Mercedes-Benz SUV.

whos to say she wont forget about her other children?

 

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well, i hope the women doesnt have any other kids, becuase you can only use the "I forgot" excuse so many times.

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Guess she is going to be on Oprah today, advertisment for the show, something about  Most hated mom!?

Hmm notice Clermont County .. Marcus.. now this kid.. see a problem here??? Maybe the law enforcement officers and prosecutors need re evaluated..