The Audit

Gross negligence on the part of the mom.  What if the child fell off the seat and had gotten hurt? Or had some other type of medical issue? He was only a baby. How would have he alerted someone he was in trouble? I couldn't stand that character and her horrible screeching, but I think we were supposed to hate her.

I felt bad for the guys getting chewed out like that. Some bystanders reported a baby seemingly abandoned in a locked car. They couldn't just ignore that, and were obligated to check it out. They were only doing their jobs. I wish they had reported her for child neglect even if nothing came of it.

Times certainly have changed. My mom sometimes left me in the car alone with door locked and the window cracked, but I wasn't a baby like the child in this episode. This was in the early 80's.


Schatzie you are deeply missed and will never be forgotten. We love you Sweetie B:8/7/05 - D:8/6/16. 

One thing hasn't changed. People blame everyone else, but don't take responsibility for their own actions.

For example, I've been on scene in less than 3 minutes and have been dog cussed by people at scene for taking "20 minutes to get here". That includes bystanders with no dog in the hunt in addition to the moron that used gasoline to start his charcoal grill inside the screened in porch, and the moron that used a bic lighter so he could see to pour gasoline in his attached garage located generator during a power outage, among many other calls where stupid things were done.

I see a lot of terrible and/or lack of parenting, small kids out on their own, doing what they want when they want while parents are nowhere to be found. Later we hear from the cops that they were somewhere high on meth or crack and it's pretty obvious some of the kids are drug babies themselves. These kids don't get taken away from their parents so they fail miserably in school due to their terrible home life, yet the blame for their illiteracy and behavior is placed (by parents, politicians, and the general public) squarely on teachers' shoulders.

Agreed, I somewhat didn't like this episode because of that incident.. I find the two firemen where just too nice and do nothing..!
What I don't understand is.. why did nobody call the police or try to break the windows..!?

Who was too nice here were not the firemen but the IRS! I have a soft spot for the episode of The Honeymooners where Ralph sweats it over being called to see the IRS. (Yes, the plot was done before the Emergency! episode.) I found both episodes utterly unrealistic. The IRS tortured my father for five years, driving him to a heart attack over at most a minor error, spending an astronomical amount to prove he owed a tiny one. This was during the same time frame as Emergency! Maybe part of it just depends on what agents are involved and a couple of the worst went after Dad while the guys on TV had it easy. Maybe it is also how like on TV a major trial is the next week when in real life it takes years.