If you listen to the police scanner in towns with casinos (or even just video poker machines in convenience stores), you'll quickly learn that people lock their kids in cars all the time so they can get in a few minutes of "gaming," which too often turns into many many hours with the child locked in the car alone. And yes, often they die.
I worry that if "dog mode" as it is becomes widespread, it will give the negligent parents an excuse and means to feed their addictions.
I'd be happier if dog mode automatically called 911 after xx minutes of a living creature being left in the car.
Trying to play devil's advocate, I thought "What about if someone ends up homeless, sleeping in their car, and dog mode calls the cops on them?" Maybe that would actually be a good thing, if we also provided them with actual housing.
I worry that if "dog mode" as it is becomes widespread, it will give the negligent parents an excuse and means to feed their addictions.
I'd be happier if dog mode automatically called 911 after xx minutes of a living creature being left in the car.