wouldn t be absolute is the 18 years because the judge does need to have discretion. no, no, no. the law in new jersey, the child endangerment law doesn t restrict a parent if a parent leaves a 17 1/2-year-old in the car, they re not going to be arrested. that s ridiculous. the discretion of the judge is to apply this law in the fact. here he felt that the law did apply. it was endangering the welfare of a child such that the child could have serious disfigurement or die. when you re leaving a child in a car for ten minutes unaccompanied who is 18 months old, a lot can happen. we have to recognize that those children have no one else to stick up for them but the state. rebecome coo and ashley, we thank you for giving us your take on a very sensitive issue and weather it comes to the safety of kids. we want to know what you think out there. send us an e-mail, tweet us something or facebook. we ll checking and possibly reading them later. coming up, get the kids out of bed. we have