Well he might die, but at least I didn't get a ticket

I was sat in Asda car park today, got their 1 minute after 4pm and they wouldn't let me in, grrrrr, but I digress

A young boy walked past with his mother, presumably, and proceeded to get into a car, front seat, no child seat or booster.  This boy was, I would guess, around 5 or 6 years old. When the door was closed, you couldn't see him at all

I believe the law states that you can carry a child in your vehicle in an emergency situation without a booster seat.  I don't believe that Asda shopping would be classed as an emergency situation

The fact that his mother, presumably, was happy to transport him with a seatbelt right around his neck, probably with the airbag still switched on dumbfounded me. Ignoring the law, it's just not safe 

I figured this would be the most reckless child/car seat experience of the day, but no

We were called to check on a couple with a baby that had broken down near Portsmouth. They had recovery towards but were concerned for the baby in the heat, around 30 degrees. 

Upon arrival, the father asked if we would be able to transport his partner and child off of the motorway to get the young lad out of the sun.  Of course we were more than happy to do this. As fathers, and most importantly not idiots, we appreciated the need to help. 

So we cleared our bags from the back seat, the mother got in holding the baby and we waited for the father to get the car seat.  

At this point he closed the car door and said his goodbyes.  ''Errrm, you need to put your child in a car seat sir''

''oh really, ok''

So he went to get the car seat, 'chucked' it on the back seat next to his wife and said ''you'll drive safe wont you lads''

''Sir (or may have been 'mate' by this point) you need to actually strap the car seat into the car and your son into the seat''

''Oh, it's a bit tricky to put in, does it matter, it's not far''

I guess it depends whether you give a toss about your son really.  So he asks us to take him off the motorway to get him out of the sun, but is more than happy to just chuck him in a loose car seat and send him on his way

The law in this situation is irrelevant. Of course the law would dictate that the child needs to be in a safely secured car seat, but you shouldn't need a law to tell you that

How is it that people have so little regard for the safety of their children, and will continue to do so, as long as they don't get 'caught'. 

All I can say is I hope the Police catch up with people like this before an Ambulance or Coroner needs to

They should be ashamed