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The number of tragedies has remained on average at about 38 deaths a year for the past decade, says Jan Null, a consulting meteorologist who records such cases.
Hot car deaths: The children left behind
I first heard about a similar case more than 15 years ago. Even then it was unbelievable to me that someone could "forget" a child in the car for several hours, now that I have my own children something like this sounds unimaginable to me! I don't know what were they thinking about in those moments, what they hoped for... but what they caused is an indescribable tragedy! It's devastating that things like this happen, I don't know what should be done with these people, what measures to take... it's obvious that children are not for everyone!
Although it was a case of murder and parental negligence, the US citizen was not sent to prison because even his family including his testified that he loved the children and there was no reason for him to kill them.
Maybe businesses should consider having children corners where customers can keep their children during transactions. Maybe they can be charged little fees for these services.
It is important also to ascertain the composure and preparedness of couples who intend to start having children to check for habits that might cause an incident of such to occur. Parents should also no matter what, gamble when kids are around or under immediate care, because the attention will be diverted to the most interesting of the two, which is gambling. For the children that don't make noise or cry often, noise bracelet or some form of device that help indicate the presence or absence of them should be used, so as to help the conscious mind keep track of these young ones while doing something else for extra cash.
