GUILTY CT - Benjamin Seitz, 15 mos, dies in hot car, Ridgefield, 7 July 2014

[OneBlessedMommy]

As a mother of 2 small boys (2 years and almost 8 months) I find it VERY hard to believe that anyone can just forget their child is with them, especially one of that age.. little chatterboxes.. imo. Sorry, new and using tapatalk and not very well

Love Kills

 

[Morag]

Is there something I'm missing? There are no excuses like "I forgot" if you run a stop sign and T-bone another car. You're not forgiven for "forgetting" to drive the speed limit. You can't "forget" to go to work and expect not to be penalized in some way. So why is it so easy and forgiveable to forget your baby?

 

[OneBlessedMommy]

Morag - My thoughts EXACTLY. Most people don't forget their phone in the car.. If you are so self absorbed that you forget about your CHILD, you should never have become a parent in the first place. Imo

Love Kills

 

[Morag]

http://www.breakingnews.com/item/2014/08/21/breaking-ct-medical-examiners-office-rules-deat/


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#BREAKING: CT Medical Examiner's Office rules death of Ridgefield baby is a homicide; child left in hot car all day.
11:29 AM - 21 Aug 2014

No wonder this has been kept so quiet.

http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-ridgefield-baby-0822-20140821,0,3468730.story

 

[Elley Mae]

Connecticut toddler's death in hot car a homicide

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie...ME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2014-08-21-13-31-03



http://www.wfsb.com/story/26337438/death-of-ct-baby-left-alone-in-car-ruled-homicide

 

[MsFacetious]

That poor beautiful baby boy. :tears:

 

[Tonia]

I am saying this with zero snark, but why is the death of this child not receiving the same outrage and attention of the little boy who died in Georgia?

Please don't throw tomatoes, I'm honestly curious.

Most likely because of the mother. I am sure she is well known with law enforcement as most lawyers are in their towns.

 

[BunnyHop]

I'm glad it's being treated a homicide because that's exactly what it is.

Lindsay Rogers-Seitz, the boy’s mother, said Kyle drove to the daycare center to pick up their son. When he asked workers if his wife picked up the boy, Kyle was told she had not. He returned to his car, found the boy and rushed to Danbury Hospital.
No charges have yet been filed against Kyle Seitz.
Rogers-Seitz has said she has forgiven her husband. She created a blog, The Gift of Ben, to help raise awareness for hyperthermia.

http://ridgefield.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/death-ridgefield-boy-left-hot-car-ruled-homicide

Her blog:
About Us

My family - Me (Lindsey), my husband, Kyle, and our two beautiful girls. I met my husband at college in the summer of 1998 and it was love at first sight. We were married in 2002 and 12 years later here we are. We both grew up in the South, moving to Connecticut in the fall of 2009 for my new job. To allow one of us to spend needed time with with our two girls, he gave up his job as an electrical engineer to be our stay-at-home dad (we called him "Mr. Mom") for four years, while I pursued my career as a healthcare attorney at a law firm in NYC. After a few years of commuting and working long hours, I began feeling like I "needed" more family time, and right after I got pregnant with Ben a wonderful job fell in my lap that was much closer to home and would allow me to attain a better work-life balance. So I quit my job in NYC and Kyle went back to work, also close to home. We had the perfect life: love, happiness, time, jobs, family. We still do - just different.

My oldest daughter is 8 years old. She's a wonderful human being (kind, empathetic, funny, loving) and, on the side, she's got a passion for soccer. She was Ben's best friend...she got his first smile out of him. I was so jealous!

My youngest daughter is 5 years old. She's our intense, keep us on our toes, never a dull moment child - her mind works a mile a minute! She loves to run, just like her mom. Ben loved to crawl over her lap and just laugh, over and over.

My children are my trinity. My oldest daughter is my heart, my youngest is my soul. And Ben is my joy. And, Kyle, he has always been my rock.

http://www.thegiftofben.com/about/

 

[BunnyHop]

Looks like she wants to promote herself.
Look at the sidebar:

Successful Advocacy in the News:
http://www.thegiftofben.com/new-blog/

 

[jamiect]

Connecticut toddler's death in hot car a homicide

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie...ME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2014-08-21-13-31-03



http://www.wfsb.com/story/26337438/death-of-ct-baby-left-alone-in-car-ruled-homicide

Re: Homicide
Interesting, that the law professor says " that it does not necessarily mean that a crime was committed" but then goes on to say that it was "not a natural death and was NOT an accident".

 

[Morag]

But if experienced (3 kids), well-educated, professional parents are unable to see the horror stories in the news about other dying babies, why would an obscure blog make the difference?

 

[BunnyHop]

But if experienced (3 kids), well-educated, professional parents are unable to see the horror stories in the news about other dying babies, why would an obscure blog make the difference?

I cannot for the life of me imagine leaving my child in a car. I just can't.
Looks to me like she is deflecting responsibility and trying to turn it into a political/marketing issue.
All very odd to me.

(the comments on news links are interesting IMO)

 

[popsicle]

Mike Brooks on HLN believes the dad is going to be charged.

 

[Lovejac]

There has GOT to be some kind of charges against people who do this. There just has to be

 

[cluciano63]

Will this be homicide as a result of negligence or do they think something else?

 

[CCmakes3]

There has GOT to be some kind of charges against people who do this. There just has to be

I agree. Interesting that parents almost ALWAYS get charged when the child LIVES but RARELY when the child DIES. What gives? If you're going to say it's not a crime if it was an "accident," aren't both situations equally likely to be an accident? If the child is found alive people are screaming for blood (justifiably, IMO) but if the child is found dead everyone backs away quietly and says "Let them grieve--how dare you judge?!"

Doesn't make a lot of sense. The double standard is confusing to me.

 

[jamiect]

But if experienced (3 kids), well-educated, professional parents are unable to see the horror stories in the news about other dying babies, why would an obscure blog make the difference?

It doesn't...let her write her silly blogs. It does not change the facts or my opinion of her and her husband. I remember when this hit the local news and it was like the second or third incident in CT where parents had left their kids in hot cars. Thankfully, the other crazies that left their kids to run into stores like Trader Joe's survived, but charges were filed in those cases. I still cannot fathom why this guy has not been charged? The almighty $$$ may have a lot to do with this. JMO

 

[Lovejac]

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It doesn't...let her write her silly blogs. It does not change the facts or my opinion of her and her husband. I remember when this hit the local news and it was like the second or third incident in CT where parents had left their kids in hot cars. Thankfully, the other crazies that left their kids to run into stores like Trader Joe's survived, but charges were filed in those cases. I still cannot fathom why this guy has not been charged? The almighty $$$ may have a lot to do with this. JMO

And his wife is an attorney.

http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...ot-car-in-Connecticut&p=10802383#post10802383

 

[jamiect]

And his wife is an attorney.

http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...ot-car-in-Connecticut&p=10802383#post10802383

I know, I guess we will just have to wait and see how that prolongs charges.:gaah:

 

[TorisMom003]

If parents were charged when a child is left in the car, and dies, then perhaps more parents would be more vigilant about checking their own child seats. This carp about harming/killing kids has got to stop.

MOO