A child is acci­den­tally left in the back seat of a car and dies from hyperther­mia: a parent’s worst night­mare, I imag­ine, and some­thing many believe wouldn’t hap­pen to them (itself a big part of the problem).

In an arti­cle debat­ing the legal ram­i­fi­ca­tions of such an acci­dent, The Wash­ing­ton Post presents not only a heart-rending story, but offers some fas­ci­nat­ing insights into risks and com­pro­mise; pos­si­ble tech­ni­cal solu­tions; and neurological/psychological the­o­ries of why a child may unin­ten­tion­ally be left in a car.

via Schneier (which itself is a good overview if you don’t have time to read the full article.)