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[–] LdyMeow@sh.itjust.works 21 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Also what? The grandmother started a gofundme to pay for the funeral costs, so ‘the parents can grieve’?

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 58 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Idiots or not they still grieve.

[–] dactylotheca@suppo.fi 23 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I definitely don't get the "what" factor in that.

Funerals aren't free and they might not have the money for it, so not having to pay for it would take some burden off them. Yes, they did something incredibly stupid but they've already paid an incalculable price for it.

[–] LdyMeow@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah, i get that, was a knee jerk to just such a messed up story.

I mean though there is idiot and then… well. Like a loaded cocked gun in the car… with a toddler alone? Like even just leaving the kid in the car alone is bad, but then there are so many more layers.

[–] dactylotheca@suppo.fi 2 points 4 months ago

Oh yeah, everything about it is stupid, no question about that, but 🤷

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 months ago

Hopefully they spend some time reflecting on every one of their stupid choices that led to this outcome.