Police: Parents Leave Child In Car While They Shop Overnight(36 degrees)

HAGERSTOWN, Md. -- A Franklin County couple has been charged after leaving a young child in a car while they shopped.

Police said 20-year-old Laura Havens and her boyfriend, 22-year-old Casey Shields, left Havens' 2-year-old boy in a locked car while they shopped at the Prime Outlets in Hagerstown, Md.

The car was not running and police said the toddler was crying when they found him.

Investigators found the boy around 2:45 a.m. Friday. Police said there was no heat in the car and estimated it to be about 36 degrees at the time.

Jason Litten from the Washington County Sheriff's office said, "The child was found just wearing a T-shirt, blue jeans and no shoes, soaking wet. It was quite cold in the vehicle. He was shivering and quite scared."

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Freakin' idiots!

Having to start life with those two strikes against him: his parents.

The best thing to happen to that poor kid would be to have new parents!

I mean, why did they both have to shop together? Why couldn't one stay with the child while the other did the x-mas shopping?

The person you're fucking indiscriminately is ALWAYS more important than the person CREATED by your indiscriminate fucking. :grr:

And why on earth was the poor kid soaking wet?

A very wet diaper.

didn't want to wake him up. :spank:

Boyfriend was arrested for marijuana possession also.

why any court in the land would even CONSIDER returning the child to the custody of the parents - EVER.

I guess cheap chinese imported lead paint covered CRAP is more important than a child you created.

hardly a panacea. While many foster parents are committed and caring, everyone knows some some are in it for the income. Some foster parents are abusive. Some children have died in foster care. And however hard it may seem to believe, even in most cases like this, the parent loves the child, and can learn appropriate care.

The whole "take away the child" begs the whole question, which is: is the nuclear family structure inherently an unstable and inadequate structure to protect and care for children. I maintain it is, but don't expect agreement.

That poor little thing was halfway to hypothermia. Can you imagine how scary it was for him to wake up all alone in the dark like that when last he'd known Mom had been there? *shudder* Just freakin' awful. He needs a better mommy.

Both parents deserve a severe beating. Whats wrong with people like this? I was so concerned about my kids when they were young i could hardly stand to take my eye off them. Most other parents i have known were similar.

A nice focused delivery of pain. I'm not saying it's right but this case sure seems to make it look appropriate.

Think they'd get it, then?

if they don't want him, why don't they give him to someone who does?