I am surprised by the number of posters, myself included, who moved into the malice murder camp during the DT's witnesses.
Here's the one thing that I cannot overlook, and it relates to the amount of time that it took Ross to "forget" Cooper. I understand that things can be forgotten in less than a second, and I do believe that a child could be forgotten in a matter of seconds, in less than 30-40 seconds. However, here is why I believe that forgetting is inconsistent with Ross's movements on the morning of June 18. Ross and Cooper went to breakfast with each other. Despite how distracted Ross may have been at breakfast, this was not a passive activity. This activity required Ross and Cooper to go into CKA, eat, and then return back to the car. Ross then buckled Cooper into the car and allegedly give him one final kiss. I have never forgotten an activity that I just completed! For example, after my son's soccer game, I may get in the car and forget where are we headed, but I never forgotten that I just watched him play a game. I have reminders all around me - my son, the field, his coaches and fellow players, his outdoor smell, et al. This is no different than Ross.
As a resident of Atlanta, I can personally attest to the fact that it was hotter than hell on June 18. It was also excessively humid. The weather conditions from that day are seared into my mind because of Cooper's death. If it took Ross two minutes to buckle Cooper into his car seat (as it did on a previous occasion), Ross would have been hot and likely sweaty when he got back in the front seat. His temperature was another cue/trigger that he had just eaten breakfast with Cooper. Ross had a series of constant triggers from the time he pulled out of CFA until he missed the turn lane - Ross's temperature, the CFA building itself, and LAA. At the traffic light, Ross then responded to a woman who was complaining about feeling unappreciated as a mother and a spouse. There's another trigger. Ross drives by Cooper's pediatrician. Another trigger. Ross then arrives at work and grabs his CFA cup. Another trigger. And Ross does not pick up a CFA bag containing food. That should have been another trigger. By the time that Ross got out of the car, the number of triggers is alarming. However, I cannot overlook the fact that Ross forgot while a trigger was present. When taken in tandem with the fact that Ross forgot the activity, one which required him to interact with his environment, that he just completed, forgetting is not reasonable.
This can be added to 30+ other items from this case that don't make sense (one of these days I will put together a comprehensive list).