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These things can happen, but they are isolated.  I don't know the details, but if it was that easy to take the car, it sounds like the keys might have been left in the car (perhaps on the seat of something).  I too would have tried to take my sleeping kids into the house one by one - as I think most parents would.  The father did nothing wrong.  Hopefully he does not blame himself.  It could have just as easily been a home invasion with the child in his own room that was snatched away in the middle of the night.  Who is to say the hijacker wouldn't have followed the man into his home if all the kids were with him.  There are crazy people in the world, and something simple like a parents presence will not stop them from doing crazy things - think about all those stories of murder,suicides  where family members kill their entire family before taking their own life.

It is a shame that we live in a society that is filled with such crime and violence.  However, I think we need to be practical about the way we live life.  There is absolutely no way we can ever get away from the dangers of our society - unless you move to a deserted island.  We have stories of carjackings with children in the car here in my town too.  Often times, the parents have left the keys in the car, and the car running!  Living life in fear can't be healthy for parents or their children.  Even after hearing that story, I would still attempt to take my 3 sleeping kids into the house one by one.  I can always lock my door between trips, which sets my car alarm.  I would always take my keys in the house with me, and I would turn on my outside house lights while I was unloading my precious cargo from the car.