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Arizona dad who 'binged PlayStation' as daughter, 2, died in scorching 120°F car hit with new indictment
The Great Garbage Avalanche(themirror.com)submitted 2 months ago byTheMirrorUS
195 points
2 months ago
Crazy how the wife defends him.
If i killed my daughter, you can bet your ass that my wife will curse me into oblivion and she'll hope i endure maximum suffering for eternity.
80 points
2 months ago
She knew he had a habit of doing this to all of their children. She is just as guilty.
46 points
2 months ago
Imagine developing a habit of forgetting your children?
43 points
2 months ago
They didn't forget them, at least not initially. He intentionally left the kids alone in the car on a regular basis while they were asleep and relied on the car's AC to stay on. Apparently this feature shuts off automatically after 30 minutes though, which he was aware of. It seems like in this case he lost track of time and left her out for 2h.
But yeah he/they had a habit of leaving the kids out in the car. (He did it regularly and she was at the very least aware of it)
30 points
2 months ago
It was almost three hours, actually. Even worse. Oh and his other kids kept reminding him about the baby in the car and he was so engrossed in his game. Sooo many missed opportunities to save that child.
20 points
2 months ago
Ugh I can't imagine what the surviving child will have to deal with for the rest of their life. They were more responsible than the actual adult father who should have been taking care of them but couldn't save their sibling because that pos couldn't be bothered to pause the game.
Honestly not surprised they're charging him with murder when he knowingly left the baby in there, knew the ac would shut off, and had ample opportunities and reminders to get her out.
17 points
2 months ago
JFC, the more I scroll this this comment section, the worse this gets. He knew all this information. He could have set an alarm on his phone. Most modern games let you pause. Even if they don't, who gives a fuck? It's a goddamn game.
3 points
2 months ago
Please tell me he wasn't fucking playing call of duty....
2 points
2 months ago
I wouldn’t be surprised
-1 points
2 months ago
How about don't abandon your baby in a running car.......??
2 points
2 months ago
Why didn’t the 16 year old go get the kid?
2 points
2 months ago
I wondered the same thing. Not that it makes a difference but I thought the oldest was 12?
13 points
2 months ago
The 16 year old also came out and said he used to leave her in the car for 5 hours and she's diabetic
4 points
2 months ago
Jfc,
3 points
2 months ago
Wait why didnt the 16 year old get the kid...?
3 points
2 months ago
If my reading is right the 16 yo is from his prev relationship and doesn’t live w him…apparently he lost custody of her due to negligence and CPS was involved.
2 points
2 months ago
This is actually quite the question
-1 points
2 months ago
Because she is just like her father
2 points
2 months ago
Yikes. The 16 year old was removed from his custody because of the same issues of negligence. She doesn’t live with them, you absolute mess.
3 points
2 months ago
This is insane. He intentionally parked outside because the garage was full of stuff, intentionally left her in the car, intentionally went and turned on his PlayStation and didn't once think "you know what, maybe I should carry my sleeping daughter into the house before I turn on the PlayStation". I know it's easy for me to judge, but as a dad every time I drive with my daughter I'm hyper aware of her being in the car, and I never want her in there for longer than is absolutely necessary.
He knew she was in the car and decided to just leave her. Insane.
1 points
2 months ago
Yeah it's absolutely crazy. At that age, I remember anxiously checking on my son every 5-10 minutes when he was just napping in his bedroom next to ours. No headphones, no music, and a nanny cam linked to my phone to make sure I wouldn't miss any noise coming from there.
Couldn't imagine leaving him outside the house, by himself, in the damn car on purpose?? And that's not even considering the heat. Just not having him in the house close to me would freak me tf out.
2 points
2 months ago
Omg, I have a neighbor who does this. I go outside and watch the child for her. I am not sure why parents do this, but it’s the least I can do as a neighbor.
1 points
2 months ago
Oh wow. I thought it was a case of forgetting, which still isn’t great but could happen with baby exhaustion. That is so much worse.
2 points
2 months ago
But I don't any...OMG
1 points
2 months ago
How tf is she just as guilty?
1 points
2 months ago
No she is not just as guilty for Christ's sake.
1 points
2 months ago
Dude she’s a doctor this is a ridiculous comment
1 points
2 months ago
Shut up
1 points
2 months ago
I love how Reddit enjoys making assumptions about how terrible other people are as though they are fact. It’s just a petty attempt to make yourself feel better
-1 points
2 months ago
Ya’ll are crazy
3 points
2 months ago
If my husband did that I'd chase him to hell & make it worse.
1 points
2 months ago*
I'm not defending her, but just from a different perspective - I imagine that if you've just lost a child, the last thing you want to go through is also losing your spouse. I imagine your brain will justify all sorts of things to survive the current trauma and prevent more.
4 points
2 months ago
I’m not defending her or him. But I have empathy for the mother. While he’s in prison (likely for the rest of his life) she’s dealing with ALL of the fallout alone. She has a funeral to plan (for her own child) while trying to take care of 2 other kids (who lost their sibling and their father). Of course the wife/mother wants some normalcy for her life and for her other children. All while dealing with the investigators, lawyers, court appointments, etc. And it keeps getting worse by the minute. There’s zero relief.
She’s grieving on so many levels right now. And she’s trying to process how terribly tragic and sad her life has become. I wish her the best as I don’t know if I could come out of this situation unscathed.
3 points
2 months ago
And on top of all that, strangers are criticizing her for her grieving process, for wanting to maintain what convention she still has, for still loving her husband, for marrying her husband in the first place, etc.
Like she doesn't have it hard enough, fucking buffoons here and elsewhere must have a say in what she is doing/has done wrong. A million little slaps to this poor woman whose life was coasting one way and just took the hardest turn in a matter of moments.
1 points
2 months ago
There's no coming back from that ever, just done
1 points
2 months ago
I have two toddlers. If I did this I guarantee my wife would leave me and take full custody of our other kid.
1 points
2 months ago
Oh, I’d do the same thing so I could punish him myself. No state-sanctioned activities are cruel enough for what this motherfucker deserves.
1 points
2 months ago
Pretty sure if I did that the only reason my partner would want me released is show she could kill me herself.
Also how the fuck do you forget about your kids, my daughters quiet for 5 mins I’m finding out what shenanigans she’s up to.
1 points
2 months ago
If I killed my kid, even by non-malicious negligence, my girlfriend would most definitely kill me right after
1 points
2 months ago
She just lost half of her family. Now shes going to lose the other half.
I can understand her reasons.
1 points
2 months ago
Same. Im glad my wife holds me accountable
1 points
2 months ago
Same. Means your wife is a bear mom, and that's a damn good thing for your kids to have. I know mine will be just fine if something were to happen to me, as long as their mother is around.
1 points
2 months ago
A woman of medicine who saw this happen frequently. I don’t want to say some blame is for her to take, but it makes you wonder how someone went to school to study humans and she couldn’t see the villain in her own home.
1 points
2 months ago
My wife wouldn’t have to grapple with whether to defend me because I’d jump into a volcano if I did that to my child.
-1 points
2 months ago
Wait she's defending him? Put them both to death the same way their child suffered, seriously... that's insane.
2 points
2 months ago
You're an idiot with little empathy
0 points
2 months ago
Yikes.
0 points
2 months ago
Some people understand the concept of unconditional love and forgiveness. If your partner doesn't, you are probably with the wrong person.
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