Baby Car Heat

I don't understand how people keep forgetting their babies in cars. Primarily, because I don't understand why someone would decided to leave a four-month-old baby by itself, inside a locked vehicle. So many things could go wrong - have gone wrong, according to numerous press reports - that I just don't get how this is still a thing, how "I'll be right back" and "It will only take a second" are still in vogue.

For the record, it is dangerous to leave a defenseless, cooing infant unattended, period. If that place happens to be the backseat of a car parked in the sun... Do I even need to finish that sentence? It's not that difficult a concept to grasp, is it? Does anyone doubt that babies are fragile creatures and that it doesn't take much to jeopardize their survival?

Judging isn't really my thing, but I suppose I have to draw a line somewhere and, apparently, babies dying of heatstroke due to negligence - mindful, unmindful, I don't really care - is my sweet spot. I guess, all I'm asking for is a little common sense. I hate reading certain headlines because there's a brand of tragedy that always comes across as preventable. In the case of hot car deaths, one cannot help but feel that the figures of related statistics could definitely be lower. And by "one", I mean "me". 

There are a lot of bad things going on in the world, things that regular people have no control over. Deciding to unstrap a four-month-old from his/her car seat and take him/her along to post your mail, buy bread, make a deposit, etc? That's called damage control and taking action is possible. So, please, do the right thing and save a life. Please spare us all the next dramatic headline.