Britney Spears admits she "made a mistake," but is that really enough?

I don't understand why a parent wouldn't put a child in a car seat, whether that parent is Britney Spears or my neighbor.

There are a lot of things my daughter would like to do that I don't allow for her safety. I'm a fairly permissive parent. I allow her to experiment with things, invesitgate new situations, etc. I certainly don't like it when she cries and fusses. However when it comes to her car seat, that child is strapped in every time.

It's not my job to keep her happy 100% of the time. I keep her happy as often as possible while keeping her safe.

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I think she is too young to have children, she had been in a hurry to married twice and a child to her is like having a hand bag. Being a mother is more than just having a baby; it is trying to connect with the baby and you put the baby first.

Some people do not deserve having a child.

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I would like to tell you a story about a friend that I had as a little girl. My friend who was 5 at the time was in the family car (suburban) with his brother and his parents. He and his brother were in the back seat with seat belts. Mark (5 yr. old) got out of his seatbelt and was playing with the door handle. The door opened and he fell out. His head was crushed by the back tire. Marks little brother saw the whole thing. His parents wernt aware of what happened until Marks little brother screamed in horror. Mark died on the way to the hospital.
Another incident. Me. I was about 4 yrs old and sitting in the front seat of the car while my mother was driving. I was playing with the door handle and fell out. My mother was able to grab my foot before I completely fell out and got run over.
I have 4 children and they all ride in car seats. I wont go 1 block without them restrained. I have traveled cross country with a breast feeding infant. When she was hungry I would pull over and feed. Any parents that dont restrain their children in the proper child seats should be punished to the full extent of the law. I will pray for all the unfourtante children who have irresponsible parents.

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With all respect Tammy, I thank God that I wasn't born your child. As a parent, one of your main concerns should be that of the safety of your children, and no matter whether the baby cries till he's vommitted or not, you can't compromise the safety of your child so that you dont have to listen to him, or clean up a mess. A puking baby is much better than one whose body parts are construed over an interstate, you know? And for crying out loud! Are you so opposed to athourity that you can't even just the slightest little bit stop to think that the government might put some of these rules in to keep people safe? Come on, .. think... no wait you are right.. everyone is out to get you.. the only reason why government is in place is to make you unhappy and keep you from having freedom. if you didn't catch that.. that was sarcasm.. from what i've read, you have the same maturity consistency of my little nephew who thinks that the only reason his parents dont let him cross the street is because they dont want him to have any fun. its time to grow up america.

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Well I will say this about car seats. As a police officer, there is nothing worse than seeing a child embedded in the windshield or finding the child mangled on the side of the road. It may seem like a "stupid" law to some, but the alternative is much more stupid. If your child is that "fussy" pull over and care for the child. I would rather deal with a fussy child then make funeral arrangements.

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I remember watching a "Lifetime" style documentary about a woman who had her baby in her lap in the passenger seat while her husband drove the car. They got in to an accident and the baby became an instant quadriplegic. The mother was so torn while telling the story of the accident and it's eternal consequences, that she could barely get the words out. She was explaining the details while she was dressing her baby, whom was, of course, in a full body contraption and would be so for the rest of the baby's life.
I'm not sure which she was more upset about: the fact that she ruined her baby's life, the fact that she will spend the rest of her own life taking care of her quadriplegic child, or imagining what she will say when her child asks her "Why Mom, why?"

Will there ever be a reason good enough for that child to accept?

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BRITNEY SPEARS IS COMPLETELY STUPID! I can't believe she would drive around like that with her infant in her lap. She must be comletely retarded. SHe knows paparazzi is going to follow her no matter what so why would she put her child in even MORE danger? If I saw her in public doing something like that I would have to slap her. What a retard.

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If your Baby gets fussy you can humanely pull over the ?$%^#@ side of the road.

No parent has the right to unnecessarily put their child in danger. If you pull your baby out of the seat ask yourself if your doing it because you can't stand the crying or screeming or you think it's truly in the child's best iterest.

I would wager that the honest argument would sound something like this --- "It's my right not to have to listen to my screaming child as I drive down the road." "Even if it means putting my child in danger."

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"so who ever was not driving at the time would hold him"

she was driving and holding the baby. are you stupid or just ignorant? and what the fuck was that dumb nigger doing? you know i have actualy met both these people at a movie theater i was working at. i was as rude as possible without getting fired or introuble:)

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Tammy your are in a world I would love to join where reality doesn't exist. Have you ever seen a child thrown through a window or fallen out of a car door.
Seat belts are designed to help lower the risk of harm to anyone. I live in Tucson where the people here have sun-brain damage to the head and don't know the meaning of a stop light or a across walk.
I see accidents every day where people are hurt or killed.

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