Good news: charges to be dropped against woman who left kids in hot car for job interview.

[pnwmom]

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/07/18/charges-dropped-against-az-woman-who-left-children-in-hot-car-during-job-intervivew/

County Attorney Bill Montgomery said the charges against Shanesha Taylor will be dismissed once she successfully completes parenting and substance abuse treatment programs and sets up child care and education trust funds for her children, according to the agreement.

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The plight of the 35-year-old Phoenix woman generated an outpouring of donations from across the country. Nearly $115,000 was raised on the Internet.

As part of the deal with prosecutors, Taylor will establish trust funds for the education of her children as well as child care.

Her attorney, Benjamin Taylor, said his client, who is not related to him, will use the money raised for her assistance to set up the trust funds. The money was also used to help the family secure housing.
Shanesha Taylor is still looking for a job, Benjamin Taylor said.

[NaturalHigh]

1. That's very good news.

I hope she finds a job and has better luck in the future.

[PDJane]

2. That comes under the heading of making the best of a bad situation.

No male in her position would have been asked to set up a trust for child care.

[pnwmom]

3. I'm not sure about that. If it was a single male in the exact same situation

I think they might have had the same conditions.

[Igel]

4. It's unlikely that anybody would have organized

the cavalry to come to the rescue of any male in that position.

Or that so much money would have been donated that would allow him to set up a trust fund or two. He'd have lost the kid. Possibly he'd be in jail for a while. Mothers are viewed as having a different kind of bond with their kids.