Today, I saw a young child passed out unattended in a hot car so I smashed the windows to rescue him. After waiting with him for 30 minutes, his mom came out and called the cops on me. I officially have a probation violation and the mom went home free. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I helped a 6 year-old boy who was left alone at a store to get back home. The kid's parents were grateful, but my mother cussed me out and called me stupid for helping the kid. No good dead goes unpunished. FML
Today, I was riding in the backseat while my mom was driving. Noticing she was driving way over the speed limit, I opened a police siren app on my iPod to make her slow down. When she realized, she pulled over, kicked me out of the car and made me walk home. FML
Today, in court, I got a kid out of a prison sentence because I genuinely believed he was innocent. He and his mom were so happy, he even hugged me afterwards. It took me a minute to realise he'd pick-pocketed my keys and stole my car. FML
Today, I left my dog in the car while I quickly ran into a store. I came out to a woman smashing at my window, screaming that it was too hot in the car for the dog and saying I was being inhumane. The car was still running and the air conditioning was on. FML
Today, I noticed a young child wandering out onto a busy street. I managed to grab his arm just as he stepped off the sidewalk and yank him away from almost certain death. My reward was his mother, who was on her cell phone the whole time, screaming at me for touching her child. FML
Today, I hit someone’s car and got arrested for a DUI. I had to tell my parents so they could remove me from the insurance. My mom's response in the background after I told my dad was "I knew it." FML
Today, a punk-looking college kid was making fun of my mentally handicapped son. Out of anger, I punched him in the face. I got handcuffed and thrown into a police car. The kid stood there laughing and pointing at me. FML
Today, I was going into a store and saw a woman roughly handling a screaming toddler. I kept walking, until I heard the kid scream, "Help! You’re not my mommy!” I called 911 and stood behind the car to keep her from taking off. The cops arrived to see me fending off blows from a very pissed off grandma. FML
Today, I got pulled over by a cop. Since my window wasn't working, I opened the door, causing him to run towards me with a drawn gun. He then had a go at me with his night stick. After realizing my window was broken, he laughed and let me off with a warning. FML
Today, I was arrested by the police for sitting in what they thought was a stolen vehicle. After being slammed into the back of a squad car at gunpoint, they realized the car was actually recovered a week ago. FML
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PhantomCrevan 8
I know I commented elsewhere on this, but in regards to the police not following protocol, it's pretty likely given they probably found out OP is on probation and automatically wrote everything they said off as lies. OP, if there were any cameras in the area, try to have the video pulled, and also bring up that the officers apparently didn't call medical attention to the area at being told that the child had passed out from being locked in a car- THAT I am very certain is a firable offense on the officers' part. It certainly would get them fired here.
PhantomCrevan 8
Actually, a lot of states do in fact have allowances for breaking into a vehicle to save a child, and some have them for doing so for any living creature. It's actually more likely that the police that responded didn't follow protocol, or let appearances alter their decision, because people have been tried for criminal neglect for NOT breaking into vehicles to save children. The fact the mother wasn't arrested for leaving her child in the car- which is completely illegal where I live, unless the child is over a certain age and the car is running with working a/c- makes me think the police are at fault here. Considering that, y'know, the kid would probably be dead otherwise.
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RinoaHeartilly 36
I know that there can be a delay between submitting a FML and when it gets posted, but it's November now. I highly doubt that it could have been hot or cold enough for the kid to actually have been in danger to necessitate breaking into the car.
Callyn 47
That depends upon where the OP lives. Australia is certainly hot enough right now.
PhantomCrevan 8
The entire Southern Hemisphere would like a word with you. More seriously, the whole reason there are laws about leaving kids and animals in cars that are off and/or don't have a/c is that they can get drastically hotter than the outside temp if exposed to even mild sunlight- and heat starts being dangerous at 80°F if the temperature is sustained. Especially for small children and the elderly.
zeffra13 31
I'm in LA & it's in the 80s this week.
mikbrooke 25
definitely hot enough in australia! just last week, an 8 year old almost died after hiding away in his mothers car in 35°C weather.
tarabella 7
opinion provided by a person who thinks the weather is the same all around the world @_@
wmayrhofer 18
It's late November, how hot could it really have been in that car? Were you high?
DanielleinDC 34
It depends on where OP lives. If he lives in the Southern Hemisphere or even the southwestern U.S. (like Arizona), it could very well be rather warm, even in November. And if it's in the 80s outside, the inside of a car can get up over 100 in a matter of minutes.
wmayrhofer 18
Consider the 30 minutes that the OP fails to describe. If the child had remained unconscious, he would have called 911. Ergo, the child was simply sleeping, woke up terrified when he smashed the window(s) and he stayed without calling 911 for a crying child because he hoped mom would understand.
pandalou24567 7
if he is from texas or some where were it is always hot
Lobby_Bee 18
Seriously, you aren't the police. Why weren't they called as soon as you got to the boy? Not only to save your ass in case shit happens but to report your situation.
Seymore Collins 7
If you phoned the cops first and all of you were waiting for this piece of trash of a mother, then she would have to explain to child services
Taurus_ChicKa 37
OMFG are you serious? See, this is why people don't like/trust the cops. You try to do something good, and it completely backfires and becomes your fault. Meanwhile, the shitty parent basically gets a lesson like a bratty kid - do something wrong and you won't be punished, so it's okay to do it again... and next time the kid may not be so lucky.
ElderAcorn 5
Is it really that hot where you live in late November?
shannon2348 14
Why the hell didn't you call the cops? Something sounds off here.