[Liam-]

What is going to happen to a child in an unplugged washing machine? the door wasn't fully closed, it was being held closed, so the kid wasn't technically locked in, he was in no real danger.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Liam-

What is going to happen to a child in an unplugged washing machine? the door wasn't fully closed, it was being held closed, so the kid wasn't technically locked in, he was in no real danger.

As i have posted earlier, the holes in the barrel can be sharp and damaged due to coins etc so it is no place for a child and he could have grabbed the door by error and gut shut in and then to open it it would need to be switched on


its immense stupidity

[LukeB]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

As i have posted earlier, the holes in the barrel can be sharp and damaged due to coins etc so it is no place for a child and he could have grabbed the door by error and gut shut in and then to open it it would need to be switched on


its immense stupidity

[Liam-]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

As i have posted earlier, the holes in the barrel can be sharp and damaged due to coins etc so it is no place for a child and he could have grabbed the door by error and gut shut in and then to open it it would need to be switched on


its immense stupidity

So you're hating on her, on the off chance that she puts coins or other foreign objects through the washing machine? there's also nothing on the inside of a washing machine door that is able to be held onto, especially not by a baby, so the chance of the kid being able to grab hold onto the door and shut it from the inside, is incredibly slim, impossible at most.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Liam-

So you're hating on her, on the off chance that she puts coins or other foreign objects through the washing machine? there's also nothing on the inside of a washing machine door that is able to be held onto, especially not by a baby, so the chance of the kid being able to grab hold onto the door and shut it from the inside, is incredibly slim, impossible at most.

and to add to that, my washing machine doesn't need to be turned on to open the door if the machine is off

[Liam-]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

and to add to that, my washing machine doesn't need to be turned on to open the door if the machine is off

Mine either

The doors aren't electronically controlled, it's a simple latch mechanism, able to be opened any time, on or off.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Liam-

So you're hating on her, on the off chance that she puts coins or other foreign objects through the washing machine? there's also nothing on the inside of a washing machine door that is able to be held onto, especially not by a baby, so the chance of the kid being able to grab hold onto the door and shut it from the inside, is incredibly slim, impossible at most.

Its almost impossibly slim for a child to hang itsself on a cord of a set of blinds, yet every year it happens


thousands of children die every day from almost impossible situations


and everyone washes clothes with coins in their trousers from time to time

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...g-machine.html

http://www.japantoday.com/category/n...e-washer-dryer

"Police said the boy had gotten into the drum and was trapped after the door closed behind him, locking him in."

http://www.scmp.com/news/china-insid...omicide-police

Two toddler sisters died after crawling into a washing machine at their home and accidentally turning it on.

Police have ruled out the possibility of homicide after the pair, aged 2 and 3 (earlier media reports said she was 4), were found dead hours after a spin cycle had been activated at their home in a suburban town in Jiangxi province on Saturday, Xinhua reported on Tuesday.

there are plenty more

[LukeB]

I nearly went into a unplugged washing machine once and my mother stopped me straight away because a washing machine is no place for a baby unplugged or plugged. Life is unpredictable and that is a fact.. anything can happen and you just don't even know it. The hate is OTT but you can't expect people to be pleased/happy with what happened.

It's her own fault

[Crimson Dynamo]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...a-9708416.html

It was unclear how the door managed to close and lock the girl inside but the spin cycle was activated for several minutes before the woman noticed what had happened.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...a-9708416.html

It was unclear how the door managed to close and lock the girl inside but the spin cycle was activated for several minutes before the woman noticed what had happened.

The machine was unplugged so no chance of that happening, is there?

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

The machine was unplugged so no chance of that happening, is there?

Says she after the fact

how many folks do you know who unplug their washing machine?

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Says she after the fact

how many folks do you know who unplug their washing machine?

so you only believe what supports your view of the article then?

Honestly, it's not the first thing I check when I go round to someones house and it's not a common topic of conversation but I know I turn the socket switch off at the wall on mine when I'm not using it

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

so you only believe what supports your view of the article then?

Honestly, it's not the first thing I check when I go round to someones house and it's not a common topic of conversation but I know I turn the socket switch off at the wall on mine when I'm not using it

I would wager not many on here, who own machines unplug them

[RichardG]

Maybe it was a mistake and she should've removed him straight away, but regardless the baby survived unharmed, social services aren't concerned, and I'm sure she won't do it again. Time to move on, people.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by RichardG

Maybe it was a mistake and she should've removed him straight away, but regardless the baby survived unharmed, social services aren't concerned, and I'm sure she won't do it again. Time to move on, people.

I don't think we have any reason to believe this woman is a crap mother with the information provided in the article BUT I will say social services failed to spot anything wrong with Baby P's situation before that ended in tragedy.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

I don't think we have any reason to believe this woman is a crap mother with the information provided in the article BUT I will say social services failed to spot anything wrong with Baby P's situation before that ended in tragedy.

You're comparing those two cases? Really?

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

You're comparing those two cases? Really?

No. Hence why I said we have no reason to believe there's anything wrong with this lady as a mother.

I was just pointing out that "social services see nothing wrong" isn't a 100% ironclad proof of anything unfortunately.

[Marsh.]

She revealed: ‘A cruel Facebook page demonising me because I have a disabled child was set up in my name and the photo went viral, making me the world’s most hated mum.

Now, now, that's stretching the truth a bit love.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Now, now, that's stretching the truth a bit love.

I would read into that, that if her child didn't have Down's Syndrome, people wouldn't have been as bothered and she's probably correct about that too

[LukeB]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I would read into that, that if her child didn't have Down's Syndrome, people wouldn't have been as bothered and she's probably correct about that too

I know I would still be bothered if the baby didn't have Down Syndrome as I treat everyone the same

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I would read into that, that if her child didn't have Down's Syndrome, people wouldn't have been as bothered and she's probably correct about that too

Probably true tbh.

But I would say there'd be some form of backlash if the boy hadn't been disabled, the child in the washing machine has been a news item for a long time from what I remember. Like, personally, looking at that photo I wouldn't immediately know he was down syndrome.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Probably true tbh.

But I would say there'd be some form of backlash if the boy hadn't been disabled, the child in the washing machine has been a news item for a long time from what I remember. Like, personally, looking at that photo I wouldn't immediately know he was down syndrome.

I'd imagine the people who were her fb friends probably knew that he was and presumably they're the ones who pushed this story on and got it so much publicity and no doubt made sure that people were aware he had Down's Syndrome

[LukeB]

I still find it hard to understand why she even put the picture on facebook. She probs thought people would find it hilarious because why else would she post that? She should have known she would get so much slack for it.

[Kazanne]

Someone is holding the door either open or shut,you decide.

[LukeB]

and if she wanted to play peek-a-boo she should have picked him up and used her hand and if that was hard(depending if she's using one or two hands to hold him) then put him somewhere appropriate like a child seat. A washing machine isn't a place for a baby unplugged or plugged. It's not a toy to play peek-a-boo.