A Florida babysitter was charged with child neglect after taking a baby in his stroller for a ride the bed of a pickup.
According to 911 calls, several people contacted Daytona Beach police Wednesday when they saw the stroller in the back of the truck.
"It's not something you see every day," Daytona Beach police Chief Mike Chitwood told CNN affiliate WESH. "I hope they revoke her babysitting license for that. Would you want her watching your kid?"
The babysitter, Keyona Davis, 23, said in a court appearance Thursday that she had a firm grip on the stroller and that she did not realize her actions constituted neglect.
Davis' public defender had argued that the charge of child neglect was too harsh, as the baby was unharmed.
"It's only if the pickup crashes, the child will be injured or hurt," a public defender said in court.
Davis replied, "Exactly!"
Davis said she didn't realize that police would consider what she did as "negligent."
"It's not like they give you a handbook or anything," she said.
Davis was released from jail on her own recognizance. Police are still investigating the driver of the truck and the baby's mother.
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The baby probably has a higher IQ.
Here is the video of the incident captured by the police officer.
Come on, cut people some slack! Investigating mother?
There are more important work to do than giving this ignorant woman hell for what she did.
A warning, fine is good enough
WOW just WOW
"It's not like they give you a handbook or anything"
Davis' public defender had argued that the charge of child neglect was too harsh, as the baby was unharmed. "It's only if the pickup crashes, the child will be injured or hurt," a public defender said in court.
OMG, that's the defense? "It's only dangerous if the car crashes"! That's the whole point! If she had crashed, the baby would have been harmed to a much greater extent than if the baby had been in a child seat inside the vehicle. You don't need a manual to know that, it's obvious!
handbook? life does not come with a handbook but you somehow figure stuff out – common sense lady!
Some people shouldn't be allowed to breed. And other people shouldn't be allowed to babysit their kids when they do.
I am NOT reading any more of this!! I am laughing so hard that it's making me hurt!!!
Really? someone needs a handbook to tell them that placing a baby in the back of a moving vehicle without any proper restraints isn't legal? this woman is an idiot and should be locked up and never allowed to have children. If that vehicle had been hit and the baby killed, then she would be charged with manslaughter or vehicular homicide
"It's only if the pickup crashes, the child will be injured or hurt," a public defender said in court.
So by that reasoning, I can drive at 100mph and only be fined if I crash cause damage?
Headin' on down to the "Hope and Change Rally", daddy-baby in tow....
This girl lacks common sense. You're right, there ISN'T a handbook... BECAUSE IT'S COMMON SENSE!? Infants need special seat belt strap seats just to ride the car. Putting them on the back of a pickup didn't even seem REMOTELY dangerous? An adult chillin on the pickup while the car is moving will get pulled over.
This just brings the black image down...
NINETY PERCENT OF ALL PEOPLE ARE STUPID THESE DAYS. WAY STUPID, NOT JUST "DIDN'T-GO-TO-COLLEGE STUPID, BUT STUPID LIKE THIS. AMERICA ISN'T GOING TO BE ANYWHERE TO LIVE BY 2030!
No difference than not reporting your child missing for 31 days and throwing her body in a pet cemetery
"Imagine if the driver hit a bump. Imagine if there was an accident. There are all sorts of horrible scenarios."
Lame CNN style reportage. CNN, as long as you creep in the mud you will always be the number 3 cable news station. Try being serious for a change.