Sprint Refuses To Reveal Location Of Cell Phone In Carjacked SUV

I don't see why they wouldn't tell the parents. It's their phone. What's the point of having a GPS system, if the company won't let you use it?

 

I think lots of people are at fault here.. the parents, Sprint and the employee..

What dumb parents leave their kids in the car while they are still in the house?? I dont care if you just run back in really quick, dumb things happen to dumb people..

 

before we hang sprint out to dry, it seems they did have some protocol (i assume for situations like this) but that an operator didn't follow... now maybe they should train their operators better...

 

Yeah, I'm putting the parents at fault. They're trying to deflect any criticism they rightfully deserve for leaving their 10-month old in the car. Idiots.

 

I don't see them being at fault here. Getting multiple kids in the car is hard. Doing more than one trip is not surprising or dumb. It's a realistic development from the challenges at hand. They don't say in the article, but I wouldn't be surprised if he had started the engine to get the AC or heater (depending on the weather) running for the baby, making the theft especially easy. That doesn't mean he should be victimized though.

 

I'm sorry, but leaving a 10-month old in a running car while you go back into the house is dumb. I don't care how hard it is (and how hard is it when you have a three year-old that can walk and apparently brush his own teeth?). I never said they deserve to have their car stolen, but it doesn't change the fact that it's dumb.

But, what do you expect from people who name their boy Stephanie?

 

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There was a guy in my bio class at UT named Mary...He would go by Mark, but come on now...Mary?!?!?

 

Stephanie is the mother. She was brushing her sons teeth.

 

Ah, gotcha. So, there were two adults and they couldn't handle putting both kids in the car without leaving a 10-month old in there alone while it was running? Yeah, they're not at fault at all here.

 

ok, it's dumb to leave a 10 month old in a running car for an extended period of time. but, what if they've strapped their baby in, are getting ready to drive off, then realize they've forgotten something. do you really expect them to shut off the car (which should be done anyways), unstrap the baby, carry the baby inside and pick up what they forget? i guarantee nobody does that.

i don't know how long they left the kid there but it's a shame this happened and they should'nt be judged so quickly.

 

Um, I'm never going to leave my 10-month old alone in a running car. Not for 2 seconds, not for 10 seconds, not for any amount of time. If they're too lazy to not leave their kids alone, then I really have no sympathy for them.

Just like Sprint, who acknowledged the employee did not follow protocol, shouldn't have an entire article dedicated to bashing them for a mistake of one employee?

 

so uh exactly what is the point of having the GPS locator thing on, if I have to pay 25 bux to find out where it is?

 

I was just about to drill YOU, but you're correct there. I didn't see some " " but still got what you're saying.

I am with you that no matter how much time they need, the parents should have made better plans to get the kids out. I have two of my own, and at night when they're asleep in the car, my wife watches the car while I walk the older one and the younger one is in the car.

 

If it's not an emergency, I don't see why not. This was an emergency and one Sprint employee made the mistake of not using it.

 

Bingo. Its easy to say what you would or wouldn't do when you do not have kids. What may seem lazy to some is just the practicality of the situation. Leaving your kid in the car for a minute while you go to get your sunglasses or usher your other child out the door is completely realistic. It is unfortunate that the situation occured but you cannot go through life standing over your child every second of every day. There is a what if scenario for every situation and its easy to ask why after the fact.

 

maybe we're all blaming the wrong people. obviously, no one is bashing the culprit.

 

i'm curious how many of the people ripping the parents have raised multiple kids. Ahh so easy to cast stones from glass houses

 

i agree. i don't have kids but have had enough experience around them to know they are a handful. and if you keep babying them, they'll never let go of that hand. of couse, this is more applicable as they grow older. you just can't be with you child every second of every day.