# 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, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-toddler-dies-after-mom-leaves-her-in-a-hot-car-for-45-minutes/543728/123 "2010-06-20T17:20:07Z")

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> [@billfish678](#):
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> Goof fucking grief.
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> It is when they FORGOT the kid was in the car in the first place. Or do you actually think people plan on forgetting?

If you give them the loophole, there definitely are parents who would plan on “forgetting.”

Forgetting is not an excuse.

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