Dad charged with abandoning 1-year-old daughter outside mobile home park (Macomb Township, Michigan)

UNNNAMED DAD appears to be another one of these late adolescent guys who's just not ready for fatherhood. Or any personal responsibility for that matter. Appears to be a case where Mom was working and Dad had way too much time on his hands that he couldn't put to good use. Not surprising that this is in Michigan, where many men are unemployed. And yet we still see all kinds of articles in the media--even in Michigan still glorifying "stay-at-home" dads, like this one:

http://www.freep.com/article/20100928/NEWS01/9280314/1322/Surviving-hard-economy-more-dads-stay-at-home

Want the unvarnished truth? Moms basically entered the workforce in the 70s and 80s because of stagnant male wage wages, not because they wanted to be "liberated." Though it was certainly nice that women gained better access to education and professional opportunities during the same time period. And the disappearance of the employed male through the destruction of U.S. manufacturing is not a sign of "more flexible gender roles." It's a sign that the big bosses have found that women workers (like undocumented workers from Mexico) are cheaper to pay and generally more compliant. Feminism has been exploited to justify this, but feminism didn't cause this.

http://www.detnews.com/article/20100930/METRO03/9300453/1361/Dad-faces-child-abuse-charges-for-leaving-infant-in-car-in-Macomb-Twp

Last Updated: September 30. 2010 9:58AM
Dad faces child abuse charges for leaving infant in car in Macomb Twp.
Christine Ferretti / The Detroit News

Macomb Township -- Sheriff officials say charges have been approved for a 20-year-old Clinton Township man accused of abandoning his infant daughter in the family minivan outside a mobile home park on Saturday.

Macomb County Sheriff Department Capt. John Roberts said the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office has authorized child abuse charges for the man, who is not yet in police custody. His name is being withheld.

Roberts said the man's wife said she last saw her husband around 2:50 p.m. Saturday when he dropped her off at work. The woman later received a phone call around 10 p.m. from a concerned friend alerting her that the family's van and the baby appeared to be parked at the Hometown Macomb mobile home community near Hall and Card roads.

The wife, who is not being identified, contacted a relative who resides in the mobile home park. That relative found the van unlocked, with the keys in the ignition and the 1-year-old girl inside. Roberts said police believe the father left the child in that area, knowing a relative lived there.

It is unclear how long the infant was left alone inside the car, but police know the father did return to the couple's home to gather undisclosed items.

Roberts said no charges will be filed against the mother.

The child was not injured and is currently in good health.

From The Detroit News: http://www.detnews.com/article/20100930/METRO03/9300453/1361/Dad-faces-child-abuse-charges-for-leaving-infant-in-car-in-Macomb-Twp.#ixzz111dmgxOo