Britney driving w/ baby on lap... (Page 2)

I don't care that it's her in particular.  If there was a photo of Mrs. Noname doing the same thing, I'd have the same opinion.

This isn't about personal choice or letting people make mistakes.  There is a reason there's a law against things like this.  This is just blatant stupidity and needs to be called such.  Excusing it because "it's her choice" and "she needs to be left alone" is as ridiculous as excusing any other activity that puts innocent people in danger.  You wouldn't say that about drinking and driving, would you?

yeah- and why is the window partially rolled down too?  That doesn't make any sense if you're trying to escape form the paparazzi.

Yeah that's blatantly stupid. What's alarming to me is the number of kids I see who are buckled into car seats and then the car seat isn't belted into the car. So when the SUV the parent is driving 80 mph starts to flip and roll the kid comes flying out onto the pavement, still in the carseat.

Wow, it's a shame to see such apathy.  You definitely have the right to not be interested in this issue but I absolutely care and I say the more hype the better!  This is an issue that I feel strongly about - protecting children - regardless of who the parent is.   I have to respond to your comments:

Why do people care?  I would think people care about the safety of a baby regardless of who the mother is.  Unfortunately, I doubt there would have been as much hoopla if the picture was not of a celebrity but, personally, I have the same pit-of-the-stomach feeling when I see people every day driving without their children being being buckled in - and, yes, I do care - and I speak up!

Don't blame the bodyguard.  I disagree.  I think every person has responsibilty to speak up.  He could have kindly said, "Hey, I know you and the baby are upset.  Let me drive."  As simple as that. 

Do you expect Britney to be a model parent?   I have the same expectations for Britney as for all parents - it is their primary responsibility to protect their children.  The problem is that she is not apologizing for it and does not appear to think she did the wrong thing.

Do I care that she did this? Nope. Would I have tried to stop her if I saw this happen? Nope.   It is absolutely your perogative to not care.  Is it only this specific scenario where you have no compassion?  Why?  Would you not stop her because she is a celebrity or because you just don't care?  If there is an accident and the baby was killed, would you have any regret?

Do I think that she should be investigated by child services because of this? Nope.   Why not?  She did something illegal.  They have a duty to at least investigate it regardless if they can charge her with anything.

As I said before, I hope they hype the heck out of this story!!!  If this story only convinces a few parents to check that their car seats are installed properly or to buckle their children up every single time they drive, then the story is worth being hyped.

I've tried not to join in on the Britney bashing but I just gotta say...

What kind of MOTHER drives with a baby in her lap???!!!

It matters not that it's Britney. It matters that the baby is in a dangerous place.

Tough to say, but I'd say it looks like she's cruising down the street.  In which case failing to secure your child is illegal (at least in most places in the U.S. that I know of).

It made news the same reason anything a celebrity does makes news, because they're celebs. Nobody would give a crap if I made out with someone on a balcony weeks after my divorce, but if a celeb does it, it's on at 7.  This one just causes a bit more of a stir because in this case her stupidity is endangering a someone that can't do anything about it.

bts 

It IS a crime.

She DID put her child in a potentially harmful situation.

It does NOT matter that the child was not hurt.  You don't excuse drunk drivers because they make it home OK most of the time.

Have you ever worked in an ER and had to hold a kid's broken femur together because they weren't put in their carseat?  I have.  Listen to that kid screaming blood murder as you feel their bones moving around just once and then tell me it's not a big deal.  And that's not even giving mention to those who don't make it to the ER.

I can't believe anybody is defending this.

Factoids gleaned from the web:

• More children in the U.S. are killed in automobile accidents than by any other cause.

• In a crash, an unrestrained infant can be thrown about the vehicle--or through the windshield--at a force of up to 300 pounds. A baby seated on a parent's lap can be crushed between the driver and the steering wheel or suffocated by an air bag. Babies up to 22 pounds should always ride in a rear-facing safety carrier in the back seat of the car. Always.
  

Never mind...

So it's ok to put you child in danger because it's your own business, and there are kids out there who are in worse situations?

Again, you could defend drunk drivers with the same arguments.  It's their business.  If they make it home, they haven't hurt anybody.  They're doing it in their own private vehicle.

Just wow.

I guess it is just a difference of opinion and personality.  I would rather risk hurting an adult's feelings then risk injury to a child - even if it is only perceived or possible injury.