USA TODAY: KATY, Texas — Shoppers who thought they had no time to spare after noticing two kids in a hot jeep Monday afternoon took matters into their own hands…
After several minutes, the kids were freed. The children’s mother apparently said she had left them there so that she could get a haircut…
No one called the police. In fact, Del Valle said the mom pleaded with everyone and said she had made a terrible mistake… (more)
EDITOR: We congratulate the shoppers for freeing the children but question their judgment in not reporting the matter to the authorities.
The issue isn’t being nice to the mother. Rather it is protecting the children. The shoppers aren’t the ones to decide.
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