The father was right there (feet from the car). The tow truck snatched the car in seconds. The father immediately chased after the truck. The kid wasn't unattended.
Did you even read the article? It states that he was inside of a restaurant when the tow truck began towing his car. So yes, he left his child unattended in the car while he was inside the restaurant.
First off, every parent. He was literally on the sidewalk looking away from his car when the tow truck pulls up. His car was literally in view and hearing. The tow truck driver hooks up to the car without checking and literally is pulling away within 10 seconds. The guy chases him down screaming that his daughter is in the car and he keeps going. You are a fuckin idiot
The father was right there (feet from the car). The tow truck snatched the car in seconds. The father immediately chased after the truck. The kid wasn't unattended.
Did you even read the article? It states that he was inside of a restaurant when the tow truck began towing his car. So yes, he left his child unattended in the car while he was inside the restaurant.
But my point is: he was clearly physically close and paying close attention because of how fast he was able to respond. It took the tow truck 2 seconds to grab the car, and the father was already in action before the tow truck even moved forward.
Really hate it when "allegedly" is used like this. The only way there is reasonable doubt in this scenario is if he has an identical twin working for the exact same company.
Tow guy isn't your baby sitter and isn't responsible for your child. It also isn't the tow guy's job to check inside the vehicle for children possibly illegally left alone. This is assuming the windows aren't so tinted that it isn't easy to see inside to begin with.
She actually did the smartest action of the bunch. She didn't know it was a repo. A Stranger just grabbed her vehicle and took off. Her dad is back there. She can hear him. At 3 years we begin teaching them of stranger danger and never to leave parents.
She escaped. She was injured but she was back with her father.
Dad will likely be hearing from Child Services for this behavior. I know mothers who have gone to jail for leaving a child in the car. He should have taken her inside when he went in. Would have taken an extra five to ten minutes, but it is the law.
I'd be amazed if this held up in court. These kinds of very quick tows are industry standard for repos adversarial tows, and it's very likely the tow driver never saw the child.
They didn't even read the fucking article. The tow driver initially claimed he checked the car three times, then admitted he never checked.
Also there's bystander video out there. All up and down this thread, people are talking about it being a repo. But from the video, it looks like the dad parked in a fire lane while running into a restaurant. Nothing about it looks like a repo, but rather a (predatory) roam towing incident.
And look, I hate when people park in the fire lane to get their takeout food. But that doesn't justify anything that happened in this story. I hate where we're at as a culture now - that social media has given a platform to armchair quarterbacking morality from a well of ignorance.
Vitriolic pedantry over the difference between a repo and any other adversarial tow aside, my point still stands.
Don't leave your kid in your car when you know it's not supposed to be there; tow drivers don't care and don't generally thoroughly check, because their priority is hook-and-scoot before you attack them.
That doesn't make them right, nor does it make it legal. As evidenced by the arrest and charges, it is criminally negligent to tow a vehicle with a person inside. It would probably still be negligent if it had been a pet inside.
You, of all people - yes, I am familiar with your history - should not be standing up for obvious and straightforward wrongdoing.
No, I'm saying I have never heard of nor seen a repo man tow driver checking a car for occupants beyond a quick glance before starting the tow under adversarial conditions.
Don’t know why this comment was downvoted, you’re 100 percent correct! Where were the parents and why did they leave the kid in the car? Was it a tactic to not get the car repoed?
Why was he towing the car?
owner didn't pay the bill, repossession
False. It wasn’t a repo, he was just illegally parked.
Repo
because he didn't care.
I have a 4 year old...
He is never left alone inside a car, first, and second, he is in a car seat with a 5-point harness which he cannot get himself out of.
How the girl "fell out" of the car (besides being left unattended in the first place) is 100% on the father.
Some kids are smart enough to learn how to unbuckle themselves.
Thats also technically the parents’ fault
How
The father was right there (feet from the car). The tow truck snatched the car in seconds. The father immediately chased after the truck. The kid wasn't unattended.
Wtf... You copied my reply.
Yes, easier than writing a new one, and I liked your answer :-)
Lol ... That's fair.
Florida man borrows reply
work smarter, not harder!! love it & the honesty 😅
Did you even read the article? It states that he was inside of a restaurant when the tow truck began towing his car. So yes, he left his child unattended in the car while he was inside the restaurant.
You know you can watch and see what happened for yourself?? You just believe whatever you read huh
Yeah I watched the video but I’m also referring to the fact that the father admittedly left his child unattended.
Who leaves a 4yr old alone in the car for any amount of time? The father is as much of a failure as the tow driver.
First off, every parent. He was literally on the sidewalk looking away from his car when the tow truck pulls up. His car was literally in view and hearing. The tow truck driver hooks up to the car without checking and literally is pulling away within 10 seconds. The guy chases him down screaming that his daughter is in the car and he keeps going. You are a fuckin idiot
2 days, no correction or apology. You know how I can tell you’re a shit human being?
Agreed.
The father was right there (feet from the car). The tow truck snatched the car in seconds. The father immediately chased after the truck. The kid wasn't unattended.
Did you even read the article? It states that he was inside of a restaurant when the tow truck began towing his car. So yes, he left his child unattended in the car while he was inside the restaurant.
Did you watch the video? I'll take what I saw with my literal EYES over the bullshit you read. The video is IN THE ARTICLE FUCK
Damn calm tf down. Yeah the father wasn’t very far but he did technically leave his child unattended.
But my point is: he was clearly physically close and paying close attention because of how fast he was able to respond. It took the tow truck 2 seconds to grab the car, and the father was already in action before the tow truck even moved forward.
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They weren’t right though
replied to the wrong person lmfao mb
Which isn’t a problem
Really hate it when "allegedly" is used like this. The only way there is reasonable doubt in this scenario is if he has an identical twin working for the exact same company.
Tow guy isn't your baby sitter and isn't responsible for your child. It also isn't the tow guy's job to check inside the vehicle for children possibly illegally left alone. This is assuming the windows aren't so tinted that it isn't easy to see inside to begin with.
So it’s ok to leave a baby in a car unattended?
Who said that it was?
I meant, the article reads all like the tow driver is a moron. The dad left the kid there
You speak as if there can only be one moron in the equation
Good point. There’s multiple morons involved. The kid doesn’t seem that smart either
She actually did the smartest action of the bunch. She didn't know it was a repo. A Stranger just grabbed her vehicle and took off. Her dad is back there. She can hear him. At 3 years we begin teaching them of stranger danger and never to leave parents.
She escaped. She was injured but she was back with her father.
Dad will likely be hearing from Child Services for this behavior. I know mothers who have gone to jail for leaving a child in the car. He should have taken her inside when he went in. Would have taken an extra five to ten minutes, but it is the law.
Both men endangered the child.
I stand corrected! Child is in no way to blame and did the best thing they could.
I really hope you don't speak before thinking around children in public...
In Florida
Arrest and Charge the parent for leaving the child in the car
He was standing right there fuckwad
I'd be amazed if this held up in court. These kinds of very quick tows are industry standard for
reposadversarial tows, and it's very likely the tow driver never saw the child.This is 100% on the parent, in my mind.
So you're saying it's completely fine to run up and tow a vehicle without checking if anybody's inside?
They didn't even read the fucking article. The tow driver initially claimed he checked the car three times, then admitted he never checked.
Also there's bystander video out there. All up and down this thread, people are talking about it being a repo. But from the video, it looks like the dad parked in a fire lane while running into a restaurant. Nothing about it looks like a repo, but rather a (predatory) roam towing incident.
And look, I hate when people park in the fire lane to get their takeout food. But that doesn't justify anything that happened in this story. I hate where we're at as a culture now - that social media has given a platform to armchair quarterbacking morality from a well of ignorance.
Vitriolic pedantry over the difference between a repo and any other adversarial tow aside, my point still stands.
Don't leave your kid in your car when you know it's not supposed to be there; tow drivers don't care and don't generally thoroughly check, because their priority is hook-and-scoot before you attack them.
That doesn't make them right, nor does it make it legal. As evidenced by the arrest and charges, it is criminally negligent to tow a vehicle with a person inside. It would probably still be negligent if it had been a pet inside.
You, of all people - yes, I am familiar with your history - should not be standing up for obvious and straightforward wrongdoing.
You're incredibly confused if you believe every arrest in recorded history has led to a conviction.
You're preaching to the choir. Use your brain for ten seconds.
No, I'm saying I have never heard of nor seen a
repo mantow driver checking a car for occupants beyond a quick glance before starting the tow under adversarial conditions.Don’t know why this comment was downvoted, you’re 100 percent correct! Where were the parents and why did they leave the kid in the car? Was it a tactic to not get the car repoed?
Probably. People do this crap in disabled parking spots too.
Pay your bills, dad