Two Parents Arrested After Child Found Abandoned Outside Disney Ride (2007)

[Since1976]

I used to worry before I had my son that I might accidentally forget him somewhere, like in the car. But once I had him I realized that it's impossible to forget your child. You spend so much time caring for them that it just becomes part of your existence. It would be like forgetting your left foot somewhere.

Their excuse is pathetic.

Agreed. As a parent, you are either always keeping an eye on your child, or making sure the other parent has an eye on your child.

 

[Keyda]

There is a proposed bill in California that would require allcats and dogs be fixed to "help control the pet population" (thank you Bob Barker).

Too bad we can't do the same thing for humans. Some people just shouldn't breed. I think there should be some kind of license you need saying you are fit to be a parent. Maybe things like this wouldn't happen. This is just so sad.

 

[coastermaster83]

Also, there are not a group of people that hide in mall parking lots under cars and will slash your ankles when you come out.

Actually it happened here in tampa a few times, I have a friend of the family that it happened to and they warned people at the local malls for a while till they busted the creeps.

 

[dragonfox98]

I know it has been touched on a bit, but I wanted to repsond to the "lifeless" comment. As a person who suffers from heat exhaustion and heat stroke very easily, I can state unequivocally that she probably was lifeless. If I were to sit out in 90 degree weather for more than a half hour, I would not be able to lift my head up, my limbs would feel like lead, my body would be overheating, and I would look as though I had fainted. From what I've read, the reports have the girl already turning red - I'm sure she suffered at least second degree sunburn as well as some form of heat exhaustion.

So, sorry about the tangent, but I just wanted to share personal experience.

Also, I agree with the posters that say maybe there should be a license to breed.

 

[Eyorefan]

Parents Juan Carlos and Danette Rodriguez, 35 and 32, approached park workers seeking the girl about 50 minutes later. The couple said the girl was asleep inside a double stroller and got lost in the shuffle as their group of two adults and four children approached the ride, they told investigators.
When they entered the attraction, Juan Carlos thought Danette had their daughter, while Danette thought Juan Carlos had her. Shortly after, Juan Carlos went back outside to move the stroller to a designated area, but failed to see the little girl, he told deputies.
The parents only realized their daughter was missing when they exited the ride.
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I can see walking on the ride with each parent thinking the other had the child, but 50 minutes later???

How could you stand in the POTC que for 50 minutes and not notice your 3 year old is not there with you. It's not like it's a wide open area. Everyone has to stand pretty close together. These people are redicullas and give a bad name to human beings everywhere.

 

[Pumbas Nakasak]

They probably used it because it was in the police report. I know it may be hard to believe, but journalists don't use random adjectives in crime stories unless they come from the police themselves.

Really ??? In my experience journalists dont normaly let the truth get in the way of a good story.

 

[Courtney488]

I'm glad the little girl is okay.

I feel sorry for the parents. What they did was not out of malice, but out of carelessness. It's not as though one of them said, "Let's just leave the kid here, she'll be fine." It was an accident, and one they will regret for a long time coming. They brought it on themselves and deserve to be punished, but I have a difficult time mustering a lot of hate for them.

From our local news last year: A woman purposely locked her kid in the car/carseat while she went for a three hour casino boat trip. That's where I have no sympathy.

Keep in mind that the girl had already been out there for about 45 minutes when Disney found her...and it was another 50 before the parents came looking for her. Do you honestly think anyone could go that long without realizing their child is missing??

 

[US 192]

The saying goes...you need a license to hunt or fish, but any idiot can make a baby. :veryconfu

 

[EMThompsen]

It's one thing to think that your child is in the pack with the rest of the family and suddenly(& hopefully) realize the child has wondered off somewhere. But to keep a child in a stroller " accidently"!!!! ???? while you go on a ride!!!! There's something wrong there.

 

[Pumbas Nakasak]

The saying goes...you need a license to hunt or fish, but any idiot can make a baby. :veryconfu

well given their lack of mobility baby hunting wouldnt be much of a sport.

 

[AEfx]

It's one thing to think that your child is in the pack with the rest of the family and suddenly(& hopefully) realize the child has wondered off somewhere. But to keep a child in a stroller " accidently"!!!! ???? while you go on a ride!!!! There's something wrong there.

That's my problem as well.

The initial reports of the family's reasoning was that their group was so large that everyone thought the kid was with someone else. I imagined a group of at least 20-30 family members.

There were six. Two parents. Four kids.

That many people could fit in my linen closet. And somehow among them they "lost" a baby?

And now, if I am reading correctly, the father went out, moved the stroller, and STILL didn't see the kid? Ay yi yi...

You know, I think we should start writing some letters to get strollers banned from WDW. This sort of thing should never happen again. Yup, get rid of the strollers, that will get rid of the irreseponsible parents, right?

Right?

(Disclaimer:The above two paragraphs are a joke, and I hope it doesn't offend...many. But after Pumbas's comment, I don't think that will be an issue. )

AEfx

 

[MickeyJman06]

That's my problem as well.

You know, I think we should start writing some letters to get strollers banned from WDW. This sort of thing should never happen again. Yup, get rid of the strollers, that will get rid of the irreseponsible parents, right?

Right?

(Disclaimer:The above two paragraphs are a joke, and I hope it doesn't offend...many. But after Pumbas's comment, I don't think that will be an issue. )

AEfx

Strollers will never be banned at WDW
50 ppl were recently banned on property forever
and now you want strollers to be banned
why didn't they just use the child swap?
anyway leaving a baby in a stroller is just chaos

 

[Hakunamatata]

well given their lack of mobility baby hunting wouldnt be much of a sport.

I'm sorry Lord, please forgive me......and be with all the Pigmi's down in New Guinie....or however you spell it. :ROFLOL:

 

[Hakunamatata]

Strollers will never be banned at WDW

Never say never............

 

[teebin]

yep, I feel sure these people wanted on POTC bad and felt that WDW was safe enough for their child to just sit back in the stroller and wait for 30 minutes to an hour.

There are many people in this world that 'love' their children, yet have no right in having them in the first place. Total dangerous idiots.

 

[jtced]

I say the parents should have to sit in strollers, in the sun, at Disney for the entire day holding signs that say "we are the idiots that left our baby in the sun so we could enjoy the ride"!!!:fork:

I'm with you all the way!!!

You almost think we need to start giving IQ tests before you are able to reproduce.

 

[Dagger]

My question: Why the H didn't they take her on the ride with them...???

:brick::brick::brick:

No kidding! POTC was DD's first ride at 16 mos.


My only thought is that maybe their daughter was sleeping and they didn't want to wake her or something. SO very sad!

 

[CJR]

Never say never............

Wouldn't it be nice? No more stroller dodging! Now that would be a dream come true! Seriously though, have you ever had someone use a stroller to cut you off while walking through the parks on a crowded day? I've had it happen several times. I guess people use them more than for what they're made for. I don't know. :shrug:

Unfortunately, I don't see them getting banned anytime soon. Disney has to be making a killing off of renting those things out.

 

[PigletIsMyCat]

A couple of pages back, someone had mentioned a time when multiple children were successfully abducted from Disneyworld. There has never been a child abducted from Walt Disneyworld in Florida or (as far as I know, but I haven't researched it as much) Disneyland in California. From what I was told, there have been attempted abductions, but NEVER a successful abduction of a child from Disney property.

 

[Dwarful]

I presume the incident you are referring to is the disappearance (sp) of Madeleine McCann from Portugal .... they are a British family and I dispute your claim that this is the 'norm' that we regularly leave our children alone. This was an isolated, albeit well documented incident as is this case in question.

No I didn't make myself clear. I have family that lives in England and a cousin who married and now lives in Jersey. I mean that many people have a different version of what is normal, acceptable parenting. Some people feel it is alright to leave a child (or children) in a running car to go in and grab a cup of coffee, cigarettes, lotto tickets etc. This to me, is appalling. What is more valuable to the parent? I would think the children. The couple who lost their daughter felt at the time it was acceptable to leave their young daughter alone in a strange hotel room. I would bet this occurs more often at WDW resorts than any of us care to think, even while parents run to the food court or laundry area. I did not mean any one nationality, race or even region (as American culture varies drastically from one region to another even in neighboring counties).