If you saw a baby stroller in a park parking lot, would you steal it or try to turn it in?
Posted February 13th, 2009 by admin 10 Comments »
Glenn T asked:
I accidentally left my baby stroller in a town park’s parking lot. I did not put it in the car after I took my baby out and I drove off. (I was a bit sleep deprived). When I discovered it missing, I went back to see if it might still be there, maybe someone kindly would have pushed it aside, under the pavillion.It was gone, of course. I contacted the town’s Park and Rec in hopes someone honest might have turned it in. I even contacted the police to see if they might have it in their possession. What gives people the right to not TRY and be honest? There were options for that but someone chose to steal the stroller anyhow. I am just wondering what you would do if you saw an item like that? I just feel sorry for the child that is put in that stroller because their parent is such a low-lifer to be dishonest.
I left contact info. with town’s Park and Rec as well as town police. They said they’d keep their eye for it in case some kids just were playing with it and shoved it in some bushes. I hung signs and put an ad in the paper. It’s very disheartening that people in this world do this. In this area where I live, I find it hard to believe that a person could be that desparate…I live in a “nicer” area of the community. I know all walks of life steal, unfortunately.
Yes, I would have most likely just left a stroller there , too, if I had seen it in the parking lot. I would have figured someone just left it there accidentally and would be back for it. I might have moved it out of the way, esp. if there was a shelter at the park,or pushed it near a tree. I would NEVER have taken it for it did not belong to me. I might have contacted the park and rec to tell them in case someone reported it missing. This is an uncommon item to be just “left”. As for being sleep deprived, I bet most mothers with small children are sleep deprived. The park was only down the street from where I live. I have five children, total, so along with that I was probably distracted by one of the others after getting the baby in car and completely forgot to put the stroller in the car. Could happen to anyone. ( But you can bet I don’t talk on a cell phone while driving for the person who was a bit disturbed that I was sleep deprived!!)
I accidentally left my baby stroller in a town park’s parking lot. I did not put it in the car after I took my baby out and I drove off. (I was a bit sleep deprived). When I discovered it missing, I went back to see if it might still be there, maybe someone kindly would have pushed it aside, under the pavillion.It was gone, of course. I contacted the town’s Park and Rec in hopes someone honest might have turned it in. I even contacted the police to see if they might have it in their possession. What gives people the right to not TRY and be honest? There were options for that but someone chose to steal the stroller anyhow. I am just wondering what you would do if you saw an item like that? I just feel sorry for the child that is put in that stroller because their parent is such a low-lifer to be dishonest.
I left contact info. with town’s Park and Rec as well as town police. They said they’d keep their eye for it in case some kids just were playing with it and shoved it in some bushes. I hung signs and put an ad in the paper. It’s very disheartening that people in this world do this. In this area where I live, I find it hard to believe that a person could be that desparate…I live in a “nicer” area of the community. I know all walks of life steal, unfortunately.
Yes, I would have most likely just left a stroller there , too, if I had seen it in the parking lot. I would have figured someone just left it there accidentally and would be back for it. I might have moved it out of the way, esp. if there was a shelter at the park,or pushed it near a tree. I would NEVER have taken it for it did not belong to me. I might have contacted the park and rec to tell them in case someone reported it missing. This is an uncommon item to be just “left”. As for being sleep deprived, I bet most mothers with small children are sleep deprived. The park was only down the street from where I live. I have five children, total, so along with that I was probably distracted by one of the others after getting the baby in car and completely forgot to put the stroller in the car. Could happen to anyone. ( But you can bet I don’t talk on a cell phone while driving for the person who was a bit disturbed that I was sleep deprived!!)