Treffly Coyne–deadbeat mom?
But that was long and far enough to land her in court after a police officer spotted her sleeping 2-year-old daughter alone in the vehicle; Coyne had taken her two older daughters to pour $8.29 in coins into a Salvation Army kettle. Minutes later, she was under arrest the focus of both a police investigation and a probe by the state’s child welfare agency. Now the case that has become an Internet flash point for people who either blast police for overstepping their authority or Coyne for putting a child in danger. The 36-year-old suburban mother is preparing to go on trial Thursday on misdemeanor charges of child endangerment and obstructing a peace officer. If convicted, she could be sentenced to a year in jail and fined $2,500, even though child welfare workers found no credible evidence of abuse or neglect. <snip> LINK: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080312/ap_on_…KTal96P7vVH2ocA Questions for Debate: 1) Was Ms. Coyne wrong, regardless of the applicable law? 2) Have you ever done such a thing yourself? 3) Should she be prosecuted?
