Seems like every year, we hear the same sing and dance. Someone leaves their child in a hot car and the child winds up dying from heat exhaustion. It's a story that is heard very frequently and as time has gone on, is becoming a daily story. This one might set a precedent and it all started last year with what Cynthia Randolph did that is beyond heinous.
Back in May of last year, Randolph left two year old and one year old children in her car. During the time they were in there, she smoked marijuana, watched television and took a nap. Like all these stories you hear about, the kids died from heatstroke. Randolph would later admit it was to "teach a lesson." Recently, she has been declared guilty of two felony counts of injuring a child and will serve both 20 year sentences at the same time.
I wish I could say this is harsh, but something has to happen. Too often today, we hear these stories and it just breaks a lot of people's hearts. These two kids didn't stand a chance. They were two and one. Randolph's idea of a lesson is sickening. It's toddlers, for fuck's sake. Of course, they are going to be mischievous and curious. What else is there to expect. There are better ways to teach a lesson, and leaving them in a hot car is definitely not that.
Hopefully, this scares parents. Maybe it will give them a reminder to not forget their kids in hot cars or to punish them that doesn't involve putting them in a hot car. No one wants to spend 20 years in jail.
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