Quote Originally Posted by ForeverAutumn
So what?

First and foremost, the child shouldn't have been left alone. Wake the kid up and take him upstairs with you. The parents are damn lucky that it was only a tow-truck driver who drove off with the kid and not some sicko with less innocent intentions.

Secondly, the car shouldn't have been in a fire lane.

The parents are getting off scott free on two accounts. Because they left the child in the car, the car was returned instead of being towed. So they don't have to pay the fine for illegal parking and getting their car back from impound. And, it appears that they are also getting away with child negligence.

Hey everyone, leave your kids alone in the car. Not only will no-one care about the safety of your child, but we'll let you park illegally too!!!

Nice message.
The main fault is with the mother. The tow guy should have been more careful, but under various conditions it would be easy to overlook a kid sleeping in the back seat.

This is about the "I'll only be a minute or two" syndrome. I see it on a daily basis where people park in no-parking locations often blocking traffic, not to mention able-bodied people parking in handicapped spots. I've seen kids left in cars often too, and very often poor dogs left in cars in the sun with all windows rolled up.