A second child dies in hot car
 

I think the link was overlooked in the other thread, so see here.

http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-n...ar-for-2-hours

A second child has died from being left in a hot car. In these temperature especially, just how hard is it really to do a simple head count?

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It is especially hard to bear when it has been in the news so much recently, so you'd think people would be more aware.

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If I can remember to take my mobile and cigarettes out a car every time I stop, how hard can it be to remember a child??!!

I find it staggering you can forget.

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There seems to be an inherent lack of parental responsibility here. Child dies whilst playing in the road - bus driver's fault. Child dies from falling out of window - Municipality's fault for not educating parents about the dangers of open windows.

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You'd think that certain dangers would be blindingly obvious?

Common sense is really not common around these parts.

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Its negligence. The RSPCA sue people in the UK for leaving dogs in cars, I would dread to think what the authorities would do if this happened at home.

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Unfortunately, 'Life' is considered to be 'Cheap' in the Middle East!

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True.

It's amazing how many people from region have lectured me on how they are 'family people' but seem to care a lot less about their children than us kaffir infidel types.

N.

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It depends.

You know that blood money for accidental death is different here depending on the nationality of the demised?

N.

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I hate people intentionally leaving their kids or animals in the car but accidents do happen, here's my little gem from a few years ago.

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...ghlight=locked

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Good post Kim. I can completly see how it can happen. It's sad.

A bit like the guy reversing off his drive who ran his kid over. Tragic. I always reverse on for this reason... I wonder how many posters on this thread do too.