Shopper had pattern of leaving child unattended

[cali]

OK, here's some follow up to the story of the Phoenix shopper who left her toddler in the car while she shopped. the thread got plenty heated, and some were defending this woman. It appears from this story that she makes a habit of leaving her kid in the car and asking strangers to keep an eye on him.

"The Scottsdale woman under investigation by state authorities for leaving her toddler in an unlocked car this week while shopping at Neiman Marcus left her child unattended for about 40 minutes the week before while she went jewelry shopping in north Scottsdale and later went to Starbucks with her dog, according to a police report.


At least three employees at Hodson Jewelry Gallery, 8924 E. Pinnacle Peak Road, told police they saw Gardenia Zakrzewski Johansson calmly shopping for about 20 minutes on Dec. 4 before asking one, “I have a baby in my car, can you watch him while I go to Starbucks?” according to the report.

One jewelry store employee said she was “God-smacked” when the woman asked her to watch her baby and asked her “Where are you going?”.

The employee told police Zakrzewski Johansson then went outside to a silver sedan with tinted windows, retrieved a small dog, and relocked the car before walking to the nearby Starbucks where she was for about another 15 to 20 minutes, according to the report."

http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/index.php?sty=80685

[depakid]

1. One jewelry store employee said she was “God-smacked”

That's gob smacked... meaning "smacked in the gob" which is British and Australian slang for mouth.

The fact that someone from Phoenix in particular would do this suggests that this is an unfit parent. Every year there stories about people in the Sunbelt who kill their children this way.

[cali]

2. Yeah, I laughed

over godsmacked too. On the other hand, for years and years I thought it was "water off a dog's back". I was really disappointed to find out it was duck's back. I like the mental image invoked by dog much better.

[Lurking Dem]

3. But eeeew the SMELL!

:hi: