172: Janette was kidnapped

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There are few forces in the world stronger than a mother protecting her baby.

If you’re outdoors and you happen to come across a mama bear, everyone knows you better not get between her and her cubs. Actually, it’s a bad idea to be anywhere near them. If you appear as any kind of a threat, it’s not gonna turn out well.

But I would say that’s just as true for human mothers. They will do anything to make sure their baby is safe – and that includes risking their own life to save their child.

Janette was a young mother. She and her husband, Greig, had a young baby – their son Alex was just 9 months old.

So Janette and Greig had just arrived home. Their little Alex was still in the back seat of the car, strapped into his car seat. Then it happened. Just minutes later, they were in the car while it was being driven by two armed kidnappers.

She wanted desperately to protect her baby, but there was nothing she could do.

Janette and her husband were locked in the trunk.

How YOU can take action to move the Hot Car Final Rule forward ASAP:

https://www.kidsandcars.org/hot-car-letter-to-congress-members

If you’d like to learn more and get involved with Kids and Car Safety, or contact Janette, you can do that at the website – KidsAndCars.org

The process that Janette went through to get laws passed

Laura’s episode – Laura’s Pain Became her Purpose

Laura’s non-profit is called Anderson’s Alert, and her podcast is called Beck’s Backseat to Change.

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