Homeless single mom jailed for leaving her kids in car to go on job interview

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What a heartbreaking mugshot. A homeless single mom, 35 year old Shanesha Taylor, who struggled to make ends meet is in jail after she left her two sons, a 2 year old and 6 month old in her car while she went on a job interview.

Madamenoire.com reports…

The Scottsdale, Ariz. native was arrested after she left her young sons in a hot SUV that was locked with the windows cracked as she went for a job interview at an insurance company. A passerby heard Taylor’s youngest child crying and called police. When they arrived, Taylor returned to her car 45 minutes after police got to the scene, and when police arrested her, the two boys were reportedly “crying and sweating profusely.” Taylor told police that she was homeless and needed the work, and because she couldn’t find someone to watch her kids, she had to take them with her. This event occurred on March 20. Continue…

The response to her story has been split, with some people saying that while she did make a mistake, she was simply trying to find work to feed her kids. Others say, she left two kids in a hot car, it’s wrong, dangerous, and she should have known better. Well, those in support of Taylor have actually set up a fundraising campaign on YouCaring.com to help raise money for Taylor and her kids, who are in the custody of Child Protective Services at this time as she awaits charges. The goal was only $9,000, which according to the person who set up the fundraising campaign, Amanda Bishop, would be put into an account for her family. However, the fundraiser has brought in a whopping $63,000.

Taylor is still in jail while her children remain in protective custody.

Was she wrong to leave her kids in the car to go look for a job? What’s your thoughts on this?

6 COMMENTS

  1. Please set her free to avoid more salt on the already hurting injury. That is a mother for you. She would always go beyond limit just for her offspring. They always look out for possible solution if they can not get the suitable ones. I love their faith and envy their courage. They are superb

  2. Normally is dangerous to put kids in a car without any ventilation,but government should suppose to raised her so dat she can raised her kids cos if she can avoid care she would have take them to the care nd is easy not for a single mother to be taking care of two kids so we are appeal to d government to scott her free nd give her work to be able to take care of her kids

  3. Don’t blame her totally. She acted in the interest of the kids, tho she exposed them to danger. Don’t jail her. Govt shld give her and kids accomodatn. Tnx to the org that hs raised money 4 them.