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Mom leaves children alone so she could go dancing

Police say Melissa Franco left her children home alone with just a bag of chicken wings to eat. (WOAI.com)
Police say Melissa Franco left her children home alone with just a bag of chicken wings to eat. (WOAI.com)
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Updated: 4/07/2010 7:22 am

SAN ANTONIO – A West Side mom is in jail right now, accused of leaving her young children alone Monday night while she went dancing.

Police say Melissa Franco, 30, was gone for several hours. Her six, five, four and two-year-old children were left to fend for themselves without a babysitter at their house on the 1400 block of Saltillo.

One neighbor called police after finding the two-year old girl wandering the streets. Another neighbor says she took the other children into her home after finding them outside alone. Police say the children were left with a bag of chicken wings to eat.

Now Franco is facing four counts of child abandonment with intent to return. Police took her children to a shelter for their safety. A judge set Franco’s bond at $40,000.

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Dodie Lee - 4/8/2010 11:44 PM
I'm praying that the law will lock her up in jail for at least a few years, and that they will put those children in the Home for Good Shepherds or some sort of reformatory that teaches them good Christian values. Most likely, all of them were born out of wedlock, so they don't have any chance of entering heaven, but they can at least be taught not to steal, become vagrants, or do things that Christians find offensive.

Savage - 4/8/2010 2:16 PM
I'll try again.... a few men out there don't care anything except themselves and their pleasures. If a guy refuses to uses contraceptives, then the woman should say NO! Again, the woman has control of this situation, she does not have to comply. Close the store and pregancies will not happen. Guys are like dogs....

Superspurs - 4/8/2010 2:16 PM
youwrong, desperate for love, I dont think so. Desperate for a Government check, yes. Its real simple people. Women should educate themselves, start a career, then have kids. If their relationship goes awry, they can support themselves and their kids. They dont end up dependent on a man to survive. Thus they dont get trapped into having more kids, then the sperm donor leaves them.

Savage - 4/8/2010 2:11 PM
yourwrong....yourright in this case. The aunt is noble enough to take care of her sister's children. I don't mind my tax money helping her. I'd rather see children raised by family in most cases. I would have alot respect for the Aunt. It's a rare case, most cases are young women too stupid and dumb to realize the alot guys will not take responsibilities of having babies. It began for them at home not learning respect and responsibilies from their parents. I am not judging all people....only the ones that are taking advantage of the system. If they can't afford food, why can they afford a cell phone, etc etc etc?

Savage - 4/8/2010 2:06 PM
I agree that BOTH are responsible for taking preventive measures. Having said that, the "receiver" has the final say so of NO when the "giver" refuses to also. It is the "receiver" who is having the baby, it is the "receiver" that is going to have to take care of the baby, the "giver" can skip town leaving the "receiver" impregnated. She skip town, but she will be carrying the "giver's" present. Alot of men are dogs and act like dogs. They impregnate the b*tch and move to the next one in heat. So, do alot of sorry scumbags. The girl is the one stuck holding the stick.

yourwrong - 4/8/2010 1:00 PM
Savage and BellaCullen- What do you think of an Aunt who had one kid and could financially support her one kid by herself then inherited three more from her sister because because she passed away and now is in need of state assistance? I see where both of you are coming from, the majority of people on state assistance abuse it and have no motivation to do better in life. Its ashame that they get away with it because then the people who need it and are judged by people like you. There are those few cases where people actually need the help not because they are lazy or unmotivated. Dont get me wrong I am not defending these people who grow up to be on welfare and and keep popping out babies to get more money. I just wanted to point out that not everyone on it abuseses it.

yourwrong - 4/8/2010 10:57 AM
Superspurs- You are corrcet when saying it takes two but alot of times these women are so desperate for love that they would put that before the kids they already have and get pregnant on purpose to try and keep these losers. I wish women would just realize that a baby is not going to fix their marriage, relationship, make their booty call become there boyfriend or make their cheating boyfriend stop cheating. As a women when you have kids you have to make that decision as if you are alone because now a days the possibility of raising you kids alone are alot greater.

1crazydoll - 4/8/2010 10:28 AM
I agree with Superspurs!

Superspurs - 4/8/2010 10:20 AM
Sorry Savage I disagree. Using contraceptives is a choice either of them can make. If the woman doesnt want to use them, then a responsible man can use a condom whether she likes it or not.

Savage - 4/8/2010 9:31 AM
BellaCullen77, I wish more people would think like you do. I am not a shy person, and if I'm in line at the grocery store and there is a person in front of me paying for food with a Lone Star card and she (usually a woman/girl) pulls out a cell phone. I will say outloud so she can hear me...." Can't afford to buy food, but can afford a cell phone, where are their priorities?" I personally would be ashamed and embarrassed to use a Lone Star card. But you are right, these scumbags have no shame, no morales, no motivation, no desire to support themselves and the sad part is that their kids will grow up and be leaches to society. They are like cockroaches....can't get rid of them.
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