News WARNING ~ Child dead... 4yo with SN left in an SUV for 17 hours

keri1292

Well-known member

• Jun 11, 2008

• #1

http://www.lasvegasnow.com/global/story.asp?s=8459997

He's so cute. How do you go to bed without kissing that little face goodnight? I don't care that you had 8 kids. You still do a head count at LEAST for mealtimes and bedtime. :crying:

 

Heather98012

New member

• Jun 11, 2008

• #2

People suck.

 

Murphy's Law

New member

• Jun 11, 2008

• #3

Oh my gosh. That is so incredibly sad. What is wrong with people!?

 

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Unregistered1

Guest

• Jun 11, 2008

• #4

You don't forget a kid for that long. You just don't. I am in charge of 10-20 children every day, transporting them around the building and taking them on field trips. You don't forget a child, and especially not for SEVENTEEN HOURS. Once, a little girl hid from us and we got back to the classroom and realized she wasn't there, she had stayed in the gym with the other class and someone had miscounted. It was recitified in five minutes. You don't forget a kid.

 

sunnymw

New member

• Jun 11, 2008

• #5

Wow... and the part about GOING OUT THAT NIGHT, but coincidentally taking the OTHER vehicle? Yeah... I buy that... not.

 

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HEVY

New member

• Jun 11, 2008

• #6

It was probably thier defination of discipline

 

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skiersnowboarder3

Senior Community Member

• Jun 11, 2008

• #7

This is the exact reason why large families have a bad reputation. :thumbsdown:

 

kate4478

New member

• Jun 11, 2008

• #8

how sad! :crying::crying: i can see an hour or two go by but not SEVENTEEN!!!

 

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tanyaandallie

Senior Community Member

• Jun 11, 2008

• #9

I agree. People suck. You do not forget a child for 17 hours. You just don't.

 

QuassEE

Moderator - CPST Instructor

• Jun 11, 2008

• #10

I only have four, and I'm constantly doing a headcount! This whole situation sounds fishy to me.

-Nicole.

 

littleangelfire

Well-known member

• Jun 12, 2008

• #11

I know its a little different - but whenever I work one of the sunday school/nurseries at church, I'm consistently counting heads every 5-10 minutes, especially when we go outside. There's just too much that can happen when there's 1-2 adults in charge of 5-11 kids.

I can not imagine not noticing if one of my children wasn't in the house! No matter HOW Many I had. I mean, they're all your kids right?

 

mommy2env

Active member

• Jun 12, 2008

• #12

There has to me more to the story. SEVENTEEN HOURS! Plus, it was the "baby" of the family. Very sad.

 

safeinthecar

Moderator - CPS Technician

• Jun 12, 2008

• #13

No way, no how can you put your entire family to bed for the night and not notice that one bed is empty.

I also find it fishy that a 4 year old was unable to make his was out of the car on his own when he got left behind.

 

Judi

CPST/Firefighter

• Jun 12, 2008

• #14

"According to the Cark County's Department of Family Services, the Rimer family's history with Child Protective Services dates back to 1988. The department notes multiple prior contacts though at this point the exact number is unclear as staff works to glean additional information from archived records.

DFS reports that only the 1988 allegation was substantiated.

The most family's most recent contact with CPS was closed in May of 2007, according to the department, due to lack of evidence supporting the accusation. "

 

mommy2env

Active member

• Jun 12, 2008

• #15

I think the people who reported these parents must be pissed. I know I would. It took this childs life for them to take action...

 

Mommy2Marcus

New member

• Jun 12, 2008

• #16

tanyaandallie said:

I agree. People suck. You do not forget a child for 17 hours. You just don't.

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I just do not believe that you can forget your child for 17 HOURS! NO WAY! I freak if I loose Marcus for a minute! I also do not buy going out later & taking the other car for gas purposes. Also HOW do you put your children to bed & NOT notice one missing! I have to agree that there is something more to this story & that it sound fishy to!

However it is SO sad that that little boy had to die for people to take action against this family, exspecially if they had a history with Child Protection Services!

 

Mommy2Five

New member

• Jun 12, 2008

• #17

:crying:
How in the HE!! do you not notice your 4 y/o missing ALL DAY??
If that's not the definition of neglect, I can't think of one.

 

courtfrog2

Active member

• Jun 12, 2008

• #18

I'm sorry but this happens way too often with CPS. I always say... it will take a child dead for them to do something! Happens ALL THE TIME with CPS. They don't do anything about it when someone calls CPS. I've seen it in my own family. We've called CPS on my stepkids mom and boyfriend, even brought the kids to counseling because of stuff they were saying and the counselor reported to CPS. My mom's reported, neighbors have reported, and the list goes on and on and on. We get letters back from CPS (form letters mind you) that say there is not enough evidence. They have never visited the house unexpectively. They have only visited once and gave her 2 days warning... basically to get her boyfriend out of the house so it didn't look like he was living there!!!! WHATEVER! I pray all the time that nothing happens to my stepkids!

This is a prime example of error on CPS. Poor little boy. My heart goes out to him. They even reported that they thought nothing of him being gone because they assumed that he was just sleeping somewhere. No 4 year old goes and hides and sleeps for 9 hours during the day!

I'm so mad at this story!

 

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arly1983

New member

• Jun 12, 2008

• #19

I know all parents are human but there were 6 other children in that home that night (one was gone) and you can't tell me that NONE of those six other children did not notice that the youngest child was not there especially when they went to bed. So out of 8 people, nobody misses him through supper and bedtime. Right. Something stinks.

 

strollerfreak

Senior Community Member

• Jun 12, 2008

• #20

Those parents suck. I hope they lose the rest of their kids.

Like Nicole, I've got 4 and I'm constantly doing headcounts...yesterday I about flipped out because the kids came up to me and asked, "Mom where is Reilly?" and it took me a second, but then I remembered that he went over to his friend Lauren's house to play for an hour.

You don't "forget" where a child is for SEVENTEEN hours...these people are flat out LYING or were on drugs or something.:thumbsdown: