Dagerous Ball Pits
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Posted By: LaKesha Black on October 16, 2006 Very Alarming! You must read this!!! > > > McDonalds, Chuck E Cheese, Discovery Zone, Burger King... > > 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, > > will also add that my own sons were playing in the ball pit at Chucke > > E > > > > Cheese one day. > > > > > > > > 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: > > > > > > > > PRETTY SCARY!! > > > > > > > > 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. 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 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. IF YOU KNOW ANYONE, ANYONE WITH CHILDREN....PLEASE PASS > > THIS > > > > ALONG.. DO NOT KEEP TO YOURSELF!!!!!! > > > > > > > > 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. I wouldn't let my son play in the ball pit > > after > > > > that. I was lucky even though that wasn't at our Burger King or > > McDonald's > > > > it could have been. > > > > > > > > I still have my son. Please send this on so that it doesn't happen to > > > > someone you know. > > > > > > > > Please forward this to all loving mothers, fathers and anyone who > > loves > > > > and > > > > cares for children! > > If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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LaKesha Black
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