Got this e-mail from my brother this morning- SCARY!
McDonalds, Chuck E Cheese, Discovery Zone… All places with ball
pits in the children’s play area. One of my sons lost his watch, and
was very upset. We dug and dug in those balls, trying to find his
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.
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!
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.
(You can find the article on Kevin Archer in the October 10,1999
issue of the Midland Chronicle.)
Don’t think it’s just McDonald’s either. A little boy had been
playing in a ball pit @ a Burger King & 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’s nest in the ball pit. He had
suffered numerous bites from a very poisonous snake
Repost this if it scares the crap out of you!! Repost this if you
care about kids!! Please forward this to all loving mothers, fathers
and anyone who loves and cares for children!! What has this world
come to??
If a child is not safe in a child’s play area then where??
If I had kids, I would’nt want then in there!
