SERIOUSLY, WTF.

EmmaCPST · Jun 5, 2012

Just when you think you've seen it all, this popped up in my news feed:

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Colorado Department of Transportation
Unbelievable! This heartbreaking photo was taken by an officer with the Aurora Police Department during Click It or Ticket enforcement last week. Share it to remind everyone that life is precious, so please be responsible and make sure children are properly restrained in the appropriate child safety seat. Go to www.carseatscolorado.com to find a free local fit station to get help.

Colorado Department of Transportation We want to make it clear that this photo was NOT staged or altered, except to protect the identity of the child. We take this subject very seriously. We wish this photo wasn't real, but in fact it is a real photo taken after a traffic stop by Aurora Police Department.

Link to the Facebook post from CDOT

Shaunam · Jun 5, 2012

A few years ago I saw a news story (probably posted here LOL) about a mom who had a 12 pack in the baby's seat and the baby completely unrestrained. She was ticketed of course, but I don't think the fines are high enough to really get through to people!

MommaKellie · Jun 5, 2012

Literally my jaw just dropped! My heart breaks for this poor innocent child who is being raised by uneducated (in car seats) car givers. I might be wrong but I'm pretty sure that seat is expired as well!!?!:thumbsdown:

EmmaCPST said:
Just when you think you've seen it all, this popped up in my news feed:

Link to the Facebook post from CDOT

MommaKellie · Jun 5, 2012

ignore me. i;m wrong I was thinking it was an old evenflo (duh)

EmmaCPST said:
Just when you think you've seen it all, this popped up in my news feed:

Link to the Facebook post from CDOT

Brigala · Jun 5, 2012

:jaw:

4boysmom · Jun 5, 2012

What is the point of the picture anyhow. The gas can is not even restrained (threaded through the handle or with the spout facing in so that it is the "torso" of the can).....

CuddlyMonsters · Jun 5, 2012

sometimes you just can't fix stupid...

crunchierthanthou · Jun 5, 2012

link to local news story about it.

Apparently neither the woman driving nor her 14 year old also in the vehicle were wearing seatbelts.

this quote from the cbs story kind made me laugh, though -

The boy has a seat belt on but there is no child car seat seen anywhere in the photo

really? nowhere? you can't see a child seat in that photo?

Kat_Momof3 · Jun 5, 2012

I think what's almost more disturbing is I don't see that the gas can is sealed closed (maybe it is, but I can't tell) and wonder if gas would get all over the car and that sweet child.

mominabigtruck · Jun 5, 2012

My question is at a traffic stop like that are they allowed to leave after they get their ticket? If someone rolls up with a van full of babies and no seats are they required to stay until someone brings appropriate seats or are they sent off on their merry way?
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CrunchyMaineMama · Jun 5, 2012

I just saw this on FB and was coming here to see if anyone posted it. I really do not understand what is wrong with people!
This is the article I saw:
http://www.12newsnow.com/story/18705568/colorado-puts-gas-in-car-seat

Police said the driver told officers the child lets himself out of the car seat. The officer then asked if the child put the gas can in the car seat and buckled it up, then buckled himself into a seatbelt on the other side of the car.

Ah yeah, I'm sure that's what happened.

jennlana · Jun 5, 2012

Kat_Momof3 said:
I think what's almost more disturbing is I don't see that the gas can is sealed closed (maybe it is, but I can't tell) and wonder if gas would get all over the car and that sweet child.

We have a gas can that has a spout just like that. There's a tab on the side you have to push to "open" (or something like that), then you hold the big black part down to open the spout. It shouldn't pour out. But still...That's horrible.

Stelvis · Jun 5, 2012

I wonder if that seat is even installed.

skylinphoto · Jun 5, 2012

jennlana said:
We have a gas can that has a spout just like that. There's a tab on the side you have to push to "open" (or something like that), then you hold the big black part down to open the spout. It shouldn't pour out. But still...That's horrible.

Yeah that. We have one like that. Its a pain in the butt!

PunkyMonkey · Jun 5, 2012

Ugh so sad, makes me sick. I would have called DCF on those idiots. That is child endangerment in 2 different ways!

4boysmom · Jun 5, 2012

CrunchyMaineMama said:
"Police said the driver told officers the child lets himself out of the car seat. The officer then asked if the child put the gas can in the car seat and buckled it up, then buckled himself into a seatbelt on the other side of the car."

Ah yeah, I'm sure that's what happened.

besides the gas can is heavy that would make more sense since like I said the gas can is not even "restrained". In any sort of fast stop it is just slip out with momentum as there is nothing to hold it in the seat belt.

Keeks64 · Jun 5, 2012

mominabigtruck said:
My question is at a traffic stop like that are they allowed to leave after they get their ticket? If someone rolls up with a van full of babies and no seats are they required to stay until someone brings appropriate seats or are they sent off on their merry way?
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We had an RCMP officer in my tech course this past weekend & when she does roadside checks & a child is unrestrained or in an inappropriate seat she does not allow the vehicle to leave until seats are brought or another vehicle with proper seats arrive to transport them. This is in Canada in the province of BC so I'm sure it varies.

EmmaCPST · Jun 5, 2012

Stelvis said:
I wonder if that seat is even installed.

Since the seat belt is OVER it, and that seat looks WAY pre-LATCH, I'm guessing no.

Baylor · Jun 5, 2012

EmmaCPST said:
Since the seat belt is OVER it, and that seat looks WAY pre-LATCH, I'm guessing no.

Oh ye of little faith.

.

There is always duct tape and Velcro.

auto correct hates me

EmmaCPST · Jun 5, 2012

Baylor said:
Oh ye of little faith. .

There is always duct tape and Velcro.

auto correct hates me

*snort*

And ratchet straps, don't forget ratchet straps.

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