File Charges for Negligence in Katera's Wrongful Death

The Issue

One-year-old Katera Barker was left for 10 hours in a hot pickup truck by her father, Matt Barker. Since he's not being charged as a criminal for murder, he should be charged for being negligent for the life of his newly- adopted baby. 

Matt Barker managed to remember to drop off his older child at daycare, but forgot the other one who was sitting next to her? Even if this was a terrible accident, he doesn't deserve to get away with this colossal act of stupidity that killed a baby. 

Here's more information: 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/05/24/he-went-out-of-town-on-business-and-left-his-1-year-old-at-home-in-a-hot-car-police-say/

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The Issue

One-year-old Katera Barker was left for 10 hours in a hot pickup truck by her father, Matt Barker. Since he's not being charged as a criminal for murder, he should be charged for being negligent for the life of his newly- adopted baby. 

Matt Barker managed to remember to drop off his older child at daycare, but forgot the other one who was sitting next to her? Even if this was a terrible accident, he doesn't deserve to get away with this colossal act of stupidity that killed a baby. 

Here's more information: 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/05/24/he-went-out-of-town-on-business-and-left-his-1-year-old-at-home-in-a-hot-car-police-say/

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Petition created on May 29, 2018