# Texas toddler dies after mom leaves her in a hot car for 45 minutes

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**Created:** [June 18, 2010, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-toddler-dies-after-mom-leaves-her-in-a-hot-car-for-45-minutes/543728 "2010-06-18T23:51:04Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 20, 2010, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-toddler-dies-after-mom-leaves-her-in-a-hot-car-for-45-minutes/543728/117 "2010-06-20T17:08:12Z")

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> [@Caprese](#):
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> The parents deserve mercy and understanding rather than high moral indignation and outrage.

So it should be legal to leave a baby in a car until it dies?

If somebody decides they want to kill their baby on purpose, you would be in favor of giving them a free and legal way to do it?

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