“Facts:

She was drunk.
She had been driving drunk with her child in the car.
She was in care her baby drunk.

**NO MATTER WHAT SPIN YOU PUT ON IT SHE WAS DRINK DRIVING AND PUT HER CHILD IN DANGER**

I nor any SANE and RESPONSIBLE person would do that with their own child or any other child. She needs seriously looking into with regards to the safety of her children.
No matter what anyone says there is NO excuse or reason to get into a car with a Child, DRUNK!!”

“WELL SAID ANDY All these 'holier than thou' judgemental commenters. None of you ever do anything wrong do you? your all so damn perfect.
Add to this you are commenting on a newspaper article which is obviously balanced and objective! NOT.”

“Drink driving is a serious issue ans should be dealt with as such.
The other issue of being drunk in charge of child is somewhat different.
How many parents, or posters on this site, have settled down to a few beers or bottles of wine when they have put their kids to bed?
Lots of high-horse comments based on little info in the press and perhaps ill-considered on reflection of people's own lives??”

“Nells, can you expand on your last sentence please? Not sure what you are getting at, reference paying entry?”

“@KMT, Devon .... who cares about a report ? As someone who found their friend and another person dead at the scene of a drunk drive accident ,both with families left behind - I think 10 year bans should be in place. The message about drink driving is obviously not getting through. I dont care what circumstances she has .. she should not have got in that car . Be gratefull she never killed anyone you know . PC hypocrites annoy the hell out of me .”

“KMT it's not just the life of her child she is risking while driving drunk it's anyone else who happens to be on the same road. If it's any consolation she wll get a driving ban so the rest of us are not at such a risk but the future of the child does not look bright.”

“Aren't we fortunate that the courts have more sense than the majority of people commenting on this article. The magistrates have not jumped to conclusions but have asked for a report on the mother's background before they come to any judgement.”

“Sharon, none of us know the full circumstances/details, and which services may already be involved, including social services. You talk about society being afraid to intervene. Social services will only take a child away as a last resort, as all the evidence and research done shows that the best place for the vast majority of children is at home with their parent/parents. Taking a child away and putting them into care very often does a lot more damage.”

“Abusing children is not just hitting etc it comes in many forms including your parent drinking to access. How can some one be charged with dangerous driving and not child neglect or even endangerment?
The child is still with this mother and without the help she needs will only carry on drinking and neglecting her children, but more secretively and until the children are hurt or worse, Killed, because of the parents alcoholism their lives will be blighted.

I always wonder about extended family in situations like these and even the father¿s involvement? Surely some one else must have been aware of this woman¿s drinking. To many children are left to suffer because society is afraid to intervene. Its only at the gravesides of those little angels do we weep, hang our heads in shame and say-I knew and wished I¿.

After all these children will eventually become our doctors nurses solicitors care givers------ frightening thought!

Well done staff at the Pay barn for reporting this woman and possibly stopping a fatal accident that quite possibly could have been one of the readers family.”

“Not only she put the life of her kids in danger but that kind of behavious is unacceptable in a play centre for young kids! I would not allow that kind of low life around my kid especially in a place that is supposed to be a happy safe place! and paying to entre as well!
that is plain shocking.”