Wednesday, August 29, 2007, 10:12 PM [
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Plz REPOST**IMPORTANT NEWS**
This is horrible.
McDonalds, Chuck E Cheese, Discovery Zone... Some of you might not be parents, but you may have nieces, nephews, grandchildren or friends with children. This will pertain to you too.
As I read the following, my heart sank. I urge each and every one of
you to pass this on to as many people as you can. I cannot stress how
important this is!
This is very disturbing news. In addition to the following true story... One son lost his watch, and was very upset. We dug and dug in
those balls, trying to find the watch.
Instead, we found vomit, food, feces, and other stuff I do not want
to discuss. I went to the manager and raised hell. Come to find out,
the ball pit is only cleaned out once a month. I have doubts that it
is even done that often. My kids will never play in another ball pit.
Now read this:
Hi. My name is Lauren Archer, my son Kevin and I lived in Midland,TN.
On October 2nd, 1999 I took my only son to McDonald's for his 3rd
birthday.
After he finished lunch, I allowed him to play in the ball pit. When
he started whining later on, I asked him what was wrong, he pointed
to the back of his pull-up and simply said "Mommy, it hurts." I
couldn't find anything wrong with him at that time. I bathed him when we got home, and it was at that point when I found a welt on his left buttock(BUTTCHEEK). Upon investigating, it seemed as if there was something like a splinter under the welt. I made an appointment to see the doctor the next day, but soon he started vomiting and
shaking, then his eyes rolled back into his head.
From there, we went to the emergency room. He died later that night.
It turned out that the welt on his buttock(BUTTCHEEK) was the tip of a hypodermic needle that had broken off inside. The autopsy revealed that Kevin had died from a heroine overdose. The next week, the police removed the balls from the ball pit. There was rotten food, several hypodermic needles: some full, some used; knives, half-eaten candy, diapers, feces, and the stench of urine.
If a child is not safe in a child's play area then where? You can
find the article on Kevin Archer in the October 10,1999 issue of the
Midland Chronicle.
Please forward this to all loving mothers, fathers and anyone who
loves and cares for children!
Don't think it's just McDonald's either or that this is something
that just started. When my oldest son who is now 9 was small the area
Burger King closed their play area for awhile for "remodeling"
because in another town there had been an incident similar to the one
described above that happen @ a Burger King.
A little boy had been playing in a ball pit & started complaining of
his legs hurting. He later died too. He was found to have snake bites
all over his legs & buttocks. When they cleaned the ball pit they
found that there was a copperhead nest in the ball pit. He had
suffered numerous bites from a very poisonous snake.
Repost this if it scares you! Repost this if you care about our
kids!!!
AND FYI:
In Florida and other places on the East Coast a group of people are
putting HIV/AIDS infected and filled needles underneath gas pump
handles, so when someone reaches to pick it up and put gas in their
car, they get stabbed with it. 16 people have been a victim of this
crime so far and 10 tested HIV positive. Instead of posting that
stupid crap about how your love life will suck for years to come of
you don't re-post, post this. It's important to inform people, even
if you don't drive, a family member might, and what if they were
next? CHECK UNDER THE HANDLE BEFORE YOU GRAB IT!!! IT MIGHT SAVE YOUR
LIFE! Tell as many people as you can about this serious issue, Repost
with the title: ***IMPORTANT NEWS***
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