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Comments :: Butner boy, 5, safe with family after carjacking

Butner boy, 5, safe with family after carjacking

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Maybe leaving the child in the car was a bad call, but it was definitely not being foolish nor being lazy

Wrong, it was very foolish. Just because it is done here and there by others doesn't make it smart behavior. What happened here is exactly why it was foolish.

btneast
March 15, 2013 12:24 p.m.

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Glad they got the young boy back; and safe. I am curious as to why the young boy was alone in the vehicle in the first place. What was this father thinking? He was not, apparently.

charmcclainlovesdogs2
March 14, 2013 3:07 p.m.

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Bet he won't leave his son in the car again.

aprilhunter220
March 14, 2013 11:43 a.m.

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Praise God baby boy was not harm. Maybe leaving the child in the car was a bad call, but it was definitely not being foolish nor being lazy. It is something that is done daily by this one or that one. People need to learn to keep their hands off of things that do not belong to them. Everyone needs to strive to make this world a safer place to live and stop being so judgmental toward the innocent.

darknlovelyvette
March 14, 2013 11:34 a.m.

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That is a parent's worse nightmare! That's why I NEVER leave my children alone in my car, especially with it running. Not even for a minute!

halfpint1552
March 14, 2013 11:21 a.m.

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but it's lazy.

Bingo, we have a winner.

btneast
March 14, 2013 11:18 a.m.

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Not to diminish the criminal acts of the carjackers... but as a father; although I'm extremely happy and relieved for Mr. Roberts and his family, he deserves one hard smack upon the back of his head!! Assuming that he did leave his son in the vehicle and the keys in the ignition (2 wrongs back to back), he should be thanking whatever God he prays to EVERYDAY... what were you thinking, man??!!

USAF Vet
March 14, 2013 11:17 a.m.

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I'm so glad this boy was found and was unharmed! I hope this story helps prevent similar stories! People, don't leave your child for one second in a car with the keys in the ignition or in the car somewhere...lock your kid in the car (as long as it's lower than 70 degrees outside) or take the kid with you when you go in to pay or buy soda or whatever it is you're doing. Who leaves a kid in an unlocked vehicle??? That's not only foolish but it's lazy.

JDAmbrosio
March 14, 2013 10:34 a.m.

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Yes, but the kidnapping doesn't sound intentional. Since he let the little boy out, if I were the judge I'd be lenient about that charge.

Now the father, OTOH, needs to be charged with something too. Like Uhaveno said, at least lock the doors and take the keys! What if the little boy had decided to "drive" right into a gas pump?

Terkel
March 14, 2013 10:26 a.m.

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I know it was stealing a car, but it also was kidnapping. I hope they find the person who did this and charge them as such.