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Title: A Wisconsin mother is facing 10 years in jail after making her nine-year-old son hold down a swimming pool on top of her minivan while she drove it
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Daily Mail Online
URL Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art ... ng-son-hold-pool-car-roof.html
Published: Nov 1, 2017
Author: Tariq Tahir For Mailonline
Post Date: 2017-11-01 21:50:25 by cranky
Keywords: None
Views: 5160
Comments: 13
- Amber Schmunk didn't have room in the vehicle for the pool so she put it on roof
- She then told her son to get up on the roof and hold onto the pool as she drove
- When cops pulled her over she said her dad let her do things like that
- Schmunk has now been charged with a endangering safety and faces prison
A woman who made her nine-year-old son hold down a swimming pool on the roof of her minivan as she drove to her sister’s house is facing jail.
Amber Schmunk, 28, did not have enough room in the vehicle so she made the nine-year-old boy ride on top in order to hold down the pool, according to the criminal complaint made against her.
She has been charged with second degree recklessly endangering safety and faces 10 years behind bars as well as a $25,000 fine.
Officers were sent to the corner of Hillcrest Road and Claremont Road in Saukville, Wisconsin when they received a report of a child holding down a plastic pool.
Amanda Schmunk made her son hold onto a pool on her van roof as she drove the vehicle to her sister's house
Schmunk pulled over, took her son off the roof and folded away the pool then pulled into her sister’s drive before explaining to officers why she made the boy ride on the roof.
The police complaint says Schmunk said ‘she believed it was OK as her father let her do things like that when she was that age’.
She told officers the child was only on the roof for ‘maybe 20 to 30 seconds’.
A neighbour, Barbara Sellin, told Fox6Now: ‘That woman needs to think the safety of her children.
‘As a grandparent right now, I mean, I know the kids have to be strapped in.
‘That's just common sense. You love your kids and take care of them. To put a kid on top of the car is beyond ridiculous.’
The incident occurred on September 9 and Schmunk is due in court for an initial appearance on November 14.
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#1. To: misterwhite (#0) (Edited)
Mr Whitie
This child should be punished by taking his mother away. Orphanage or foster homes will teach him a lesson. Don't you think so?
Also dumb people should be prevented from having children. That way we can reduce population of this planet from billions to millions and nature will be freed from human interference. Does it sound to you like a smart proposal?
#4. To: All, misterwhite (#1) (Edited)
A Wisconsin mother [made] her nine-year-old son hold down a swimming pool on top of her minivan while she drove it. She then told her son to get up on the roof and hold onto the pool as she drove.That is not quite true. According to her own admission….Schmunk later stated she, "had no way to strap it down so she had her (son) climb on the roof to hold it down while she drove." Schmunk “later told police she did strap the boy down inside the pool.”
Read that again very carefully! She had no way to strap the pool down, BUT she did strap the boy down inside the pool.
http://fox6now.com/2017/10/31/ozaukee-county-mother-charged-accused-of-tying- son-to-pool-on-roof-of-vehicle/
She has been charged with second degree recklessly endangering safety and faces 10 years behind bars as well as a $25,000 fine.
This child should be punished by taking his mother away. Orphanage or foster homes will teach him a lesson. Don't you think so?YGBSM !!!… her father let her do things like that when she was that age. A reasonable stance. Since the child wasn't hurt, I'm inclined to say not guilty.
Police, however, did think it was a big deal. She's due in court on Nov. 14. If convicted, she faces up to 10 years in prison and a $25,000 fine.Throw the book at the irresponsible idiot, Judge!
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BUT she did strap the boy down inside the pool.
The news reports you cite don't state that the woman made that statement. And it doesn't make sense. How could she possibly strap the boy down without strapping the pool with it, or without punching holes in the pool?
And no word on the distance or likely speed traveled.
As for the supposed similar incident where a child was severely injured: fine, file charges.
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