Bucks day care owner charged

County prosecutors on Friday charged Rimma Shvartsman with involuntary manslaughter, a felony, and endangering the welfare of a child and leaving a child unattended in a vehicle.

[Evelyn]

Are u kidding me,she should be punished. She left a toddler in her minivan for seven hours on a hot day, what did she think was gonna happen. I mean,what the hell was she thinking!

[JimBob]

How will punishment provide restoration for all parties involved. She made a mistake and will live with that for the rest of her life. Does putting her in jail resolve anything? It might satisfy your primitive mind's need for revenge and retribution but other than that there is no need to "punish" this woman.

Evelyn wrote:

Are u kidding me,she should be punished. She left a toddler in her minivan for seven hours on a hot day, what did she think was gonna happen. I mean,what the hell was she thinking!

[tom]

This is tragic, but I'm wondering where you can park a car for all those hours and no one passes by and sees a child inside. Did no one notice or did people passing by just ignore it?

[cat kid]

tom wrote:

This is tragic, but I'm wondering where you can park a car for all those hours and no one passes by and sees a child inside. Did no one notice or did people passing by just ignore it?

i may have had tinted windows or maybe it was parked where not too many people pass it by, however i do believe this person acted in a harmful and neglectful manner and i believe should be punished. taking on the responsibility of caring for a child, weather it is yours or someone elses, means you take that responsibility seriously. its not a bag of groceries, this is a child who cant fend for itself. and this person owned a daycare, and should of known better.

[juggalotus1264]

JimBob wrote:

How will punishment provide restoration for all parties involved. She made a mistake and will live with that for the rest of her life. Does putting her in jail resolve anything? It might satisfy your primitive mind's need for revenge and retribution but other than that there is no need to "punish" this woman.<quoted text>

seriously? a mistake? no! mistake is making a wrong turn, taking luggage that looks like yours in an airport, h3ll even trying drugs is a mistake, but there is no way you mistakingly leave a child in a car for hours on end and she should suffer physically, mentally and monetarially.

[john]

I personally think that even if there was no intention to foret this poor child in the car, whats done is done. Nothing can change that fact!! Nothing can bring the child back!
Punihshing this woman will not bring the child back.
My heart goes out to both families.

[Allentown Resident]

Sure sounds like neglect, but what will prosecution and punishment accomplish. Since it apparently was not an intentional act what is to be gained but lots of expenses for the state? She'll never do it again no matter what nor will it deter another since it was pure neglect/forgetfulness and not an intentional act

[Lee]

She ran a day care and was responsible for the child. I drive a school bus for First Student. If we exit our bus with a child on, we are immediately fired. It could just be 1 minute and the child could be fine. Doesn't matter. As a professional it
was her job to be sure her vehicle was empty before getting out. Punishing this woman won't bring the child back, but will set an example and may save another child's life.

[shame]

Some people do make mistakes, neglect, and other things they would love to take the place of the person who they hurt, or killed. She made a horrible mistake. Mistake that took a life of a child. No matter what, if I relied on someone to take care of any of my children, and something would happened I would want revenge. That is a horrible thing to want but it is human nature. I would never be able to put my child to bed and kiss them goodnight. Or hold them again, and kiss them and tell them everything will be alright. Imagine that child in a car crying for there mom and dad for hours and no one comes and helps them. That is what them parents have to live with everday. They will dream of there child in car crying and screaming as he gets hotter and hotter then passes out, and they cant help him. They will never be the same.

[JimBob]

Ah....another bright one. Intentionally putting drugs into your body is a mistake? I hope and pray for you and your loved ones that you are so fortunate to never make such a serious mistake. By saying it wasn't a mistake you are accusing this woman of premeditated murder. I guess you must have first hand knowledge of the incident. Idiot!

juggalotus1264 wrote:

<quoted text>
seriously? a mistake? no! mistake is making a wrong turn, taking luggage that looks like yours in an airport, h3ll even trying drugs is a mistake, but there is no way you mistakingly leave a child in a car for hours on end and she should suffer physically, mentally and monetarially.

[JimBob]

while you are at it why don't you work on getting a job and an education!

juggalotus1264 wrote:

<quoted text>
seriously? a mistake? no! mistake is making a wrong turn, taking luggage that looks like yours in an airport, h3ll even trying drugs is a mistake, but there is no way you mistakingly leave a child in a car for hours on end and she should suffer physically, mentally and monetarially.

[juggalotus1264]

JimBob wrote:

while you are at it why don't you work on getting a job and an education!<quoted text>

uhhh ok tough guy i have job so there goes that insult, also ive been out of school for years now. by me saying taking drugs is a mistake what i meant was, it is a poor persoanl choice, no one else(hopefully) gets hurt and the person learns their lesson. this "mistake" is unacceptable by a child care professional. if she mistakingly left a child in a car for hours what other mistakes does she make? this "mistake" resulted in a defenseless child dying.

[Jon]

what is boggling my mind are the folks who say, "the damage is done, there's no sense in punnishing this woman". what? "she made a mistake, putting her in jail resolves nothing". WHAT? now the woman is the victim. where's the justice for the kid? promoting the woman as victim is the anti-logic if imbiciles.
my personal belief is that she left the kid in the car intentionally because he was a conduct problem in her facility.

[Sal Governale]

Maybe she should be locked in a hot car for as long as the age of the child was.