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BOSTON (AP) -- A family picked up by a taxi at the airport left a sleeping 5-year-old child behind in the back of the minivan -- and the cabbie almost took the blame for it.
Joseph Cohen, a taxi driver for 39 years, picked up the family at Logan International Airport on Sunday, drove them to their home in the city's Mattapan neighborhood, and helped them unload their luggage.
''They paid me, thank you very much, everything was nice, and I left,'' he said.
Minutes later, Cohen got a call from the cab pool at the airport. State police, who have jurisdiction over Logan, were looking for him.
He was told the family left a child in his cab.
''I said, 'What?' So I looked in the back and I see the baby sleeping. I said, 'What should I do?' So you know, I take the baby (back) to the family,'' he said. ''The father came out. He was very happy.''
He even gave him a $50 tip.
The following day, Cohen was ordered to report to the Hackney unit, where police told him his license was being suspended for three days because he didn't do a thorough check of the van. He appealed the suspension and was allowed to keep his license pending a hearing. On Tuesday, he visited the police station with an attorney and learned he would only get a warning.
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Here's what ought to happen, Mr. Cohen should sue for time and lawyers fees. This is THE dumb story of the week, but somebody missed the point methinks. THE PARENTS LOST A KID!!! Who's checking on them?
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Schteveo only leaves kids behind intentionally
4 comments:
This story only strengthens my call for mandatory sterilization. With parents like these, this kid may grow-up wishing they'd left him in the cab.
Maybe they thought they were in ND (I think that is the state you can drop off unwanted children up to the age of 18).
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