That was the first thing I wondered myself. Did NOBODY see what was happening before it was too late?
Baby Crushed to Death at Airport
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That was the first thing I wondered myself. Did NOBODY see what was happening before it was too late?
Very sad indeed, but such a silly thing to do. Not having kids myself it's easy to comment, but I see so many parents doing things which ultimately put their kids at risk without a seconds thought, just because it makes things easier for them.
She shouldn't, and I'd be surprised if she was, charged with anything. There is no law against general laziness/stupidity.
She shouldn't, and I'd be surprised if she was, charged with anything. There is no law against general laziness/stupidity.
Is there a sign or warning that the belt will start when there's weight on it? This will not stand in court. It's stupid, it's to an extend neglect by not keeping a close eye on your baby BUT hindsight can do wonders, not everyone knows how every system works. In this case, she's left the baby and kept her eyes off for a moment and thus an accident happened.
If she had walked to the end of the baggage entrance and pushed the baby in, yes, that is intentional. In this case, it's an accident. Charging her with neglect is to say she's done it with intent - e.g. Mother refusing to nurse/feed a baby and left it to die knowing that without norishment or care, it'll die.
But there is a law against manslaughter. She did something which was directly responsible for the death of another human being, which means she is the kind of person who is capable of doing thoughtless things which have extremely dangerous consequences. Of course she should be charged.
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Are you trying to say that it's reasonable that this woman wouldn't know that a conveyor belt for luggage at an airport would move/rotate and take the luggage/stuff around?
It is reasonable for an average joe to think that it's stationary when not in use - no baggage; unless there's a sign or warning to affirm that it's possibly in use or may move without warning, trying to prove that she knows that it will move is hard. Thus an accident.
If she knows about it, through being mentioned, demonstrated or perhaps she's the designer of such a system, then she should have known better. Perhaps then, the CPS equiviliant can think of charging her. As it is, it's an accident.
I think any lawyer would have an incredibly difficult time trying to prove her mens rea made her culpable of manslaughter.
Involuntary manslaughter. And also, you have no idea about her mens rea at this point. None of us do.
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It is surely not reasonable that anybody would assume that it will remain stationary permanently though. This is simply ridiculous! It's a bit like saying it would be perfectly fine to dump your kid on the top of a parked London Bus because it was stationary. "well, it wasn't moving when I put the kid there your honour!".
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There's literally zero chance of a prosecution succeeding. You people :/
The system is activated by weight, does everyone know that? No. I know I didn't till I read this article. I might be a fool but it's not shown widely or made common knowledge.
In the case of moving vehicle, the driver has the onus to check his surroundings before setting off. The belt is activated automatically. This should then be down to the airport to have a fail safe or warning, or even have it monitored. Unfortunately, nothing happened to stop this accident.
In the case of moving vehicle, the driver has the onus to check his surroundings before setting off. The belt is activated automatically. This should then be down to the airport to have a fail safe or warning, or even have it monitored. Unfortunately, nothing happened to stop this accident.
I didn't say I did.
You're living in cloud cuckoo land if you think she should be prosectued for manslaughter.
Some may feel the same about your parents.
Why are you calling a child "it"?
I'm sorry, have I done something to offend you personally? I must have done to elicit that response.
Huh?
No, it's not.
If I'm completely honest, could I see myself putting a carrier on a stationary belt for a second whilst i grabbed something? Yes. Especially when you're in a flustering airport situation with children. But, I would make sure the carrier was never out of my line of sight, so if it did start moving, I would just pick it off.
I would put money on a lot of the harsh comments in here coming from people that don't have children.