It's more than just that, imo.
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/ross-harr...he-stand-in-the-hot-car-death-trial/459427636
His matter-of-fact description of what happened will be a central point of debate.
"I knew that I had done what every parent in their life fears they've done and that's just leaving their son in the car on a hot day," Harris told detectives.
Harris said this was his "worst fear"
During the second round of questioning, Harris told detectives that he recently saw a news report about a father who had left his child in a hot car. He also says he just watched a video made by a veterinarian about how hot it gets for a dog left inside a car.
"My worst fear for me is to leave my son in a hot car," Harris said.
When detectives told Harris he was going to be put into a cell and charged, Harris asked why they were charging him and with what.
"Right now, cruelty to child," Stoddard told Harris.
Harris responded by saying, "It was completely unintentionally," and telling detectives he had no history of child abuse or criminal record. "I'm a great father," he said.
Stoddard told him he was charged because his actions caused the death of his son. Harris continued to argue with Stoddard saying, "I didn't do it on purpose."
Legal analyst Esther Panitch says she believes the interview may have done Harris more harm than good.
"It essentially undoes all the efforts that the defense has made thus far. Ross Harris, in my opinion, appears to be rehearsed," Panitch said. "His ability to give details about other issues that they were asking about really go against somebody who is really caught by surprise because they were so distracted."
