A wife faces up to 10 years in jail after locking her disabled husband in her car so she could enjoy a night at the casino. Any comments?

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Thats shocking. Wonder what his disability was?

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He had no arms or legs. Think its called paraplegic? Anyway, he actually got out the car and tried to get to the casino to find his wife. He was waiting for the bus and, when it stopped, the driver recognised him and said 'Hi Kev, how you getting on?'. - true story.

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Hi British Gas again!


I wonder why she faces jail....... what'll happen to him then? What an odd story.

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Casino guards in Iowa found him asleep in a car park with a note saying: "I have a disability. Do not be alarmed. I am resting. Do not call security."
Police, who found Fairbanks at a roulette table, said her husband was left for an hour in - 2C (28F)

Why not arrange for somene to look after him and then go out? Then again, it is Iowa, so this may be normal behaviour.

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I wonder how many months, a New York City killer gets.

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well quite.

I imagine she thought he was safer in the car than at home maybe....that must be some addiction to gambling though...

* peers out of window to check kids locked in car

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at least she didn't put him in the boot!

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there were signs in australia about adults leaving kids in the car to go and play on the slot machines (cant remember the name they call them) as they were getting there wages on a friday leaving the kids in the car and doing the slots

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