‘LA PORTE – Another toddler in diapers running loose has police in La Porte hard pressed to explain why so many reports have happened.
“Really, I have no idea why this stuff is going on,” said La Porte Police Detective Paul Brettin.
The latest case was 8:30 p.m. Friday when a woman looked outside her residence and noticed an 18-month-old boy. The child wearing shorts over a diaper was walking out in the street in the 1400 block of Scott Street.”
OPINION
What has happened to some parents nowadays? As most of you know, I have been recovering from a surgery since January. During my initial recovery, I nor my family would have thought about leaving me to care for our boys alone. I hope this mother is charged for neglect as she didn’t even wake up when the police officer was yelling at her. But the bigger question in my mind is the father’s whereabouts. What was more important than caring for his child? Since the mother was unaware of the father’s whereabouts leads me to believe he was not working or doing anything that should interfere with his ability to care for his child. He should be questioned and, if he has no legitimate reason, charged for neglect.
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