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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: 5705
Comments: 13
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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#2. To: cranky (#0)
I'd like to know how far she drove, and how fast. A reasonable stance. Since the child wasn't hurt, I'm inclined to say not guilty.
#7. To: Pinguinite (#2)
Of course, the child should not be punished and made an orphan to be manhandled by the tender government care like Oliver Twist was.
I grew up in Tn in the fifties and the things I saw being hauled in old, beat up farm pickup trucks could fill a Ripley's Believe It or Not. A farmer's kid could get a license to drive the farm truck at twelve and boy, oh boy, did that open up the world for us.
Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest 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’.
Replies to Comment # 2. Since the child wasn't hurt, I'm inclined to say not guilty
#9. To: Pinguinite (#2)
Since the child wasn't hurt, I'm inclined to say not guilty.
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