A warning for people with children

[Henia 11]

I got this email from a friend today and thought I would post for people with children.

Body: 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:

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 intohis

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.

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 the ###### out of 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 ####### 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***

[sparkofcreation 0]

Snopes is your friend:

"Kevin Archer": False

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/parental/archer.asp

Snakes in the ball pit: False

http://www.snopes.com/critters/snakes/ballpit.asp

HIV needles at gas pumps: False

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/mayhem/gaspump.asp

Edited September 30, 2006 by sparkofcreation

[Welshcookie 17]

*edit*.....

snopes freak that I am...

Edited September 30, 2006 by welshcookie

[vartan 0]

I wouldn't doubt the half rotten food though.

[Saddle Bronc 124]

I wouldn't doubt the half rotten food though.

Except that it ISN't newsworthy (for at least 20+ years).

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I read that molesters sometimes break into the restaurants at night and hide underneath the plastic balls - where they wait to drag down unsuspecting children.

[YuAndDan 153]

I read that molesters sometimes break into the restaurants at night and hide underneath the plastic balls - where they wait to drag down unsuspecting children.

Any time a friend emails me stories like that I first check out the validity of the story and then reply back with why it is false. The last one I got was with tree mulch being sold made from termite infested trees knocked down by hurricane Kartina, again false. The internet is a great place to get information but don't always believe what you read.

Probably someone who hates Fast Food restaurants wanting to smear them.

[almaty 19]

I read that molesters sometimes break into the restaurants at night and hide underneath the plastic balls - where they wait to drag down unsuspecting children.

yeap, i read that in the national enquirer

[Welshcookie 17]

I read that molesters sometimes break into the restaurants at night and hide underneath the plastic balls - where they wait to drag down unsuspecting children.

yeap, i read that in the national enquirer

rumour mongers

[SOlcayto 0]

The child molester thing is the funniest thing I have read in a long time. I mean it's not funny but in this context it is.

I never let my kid go to any place like that bc it is filthy and it always smells like piss. It's disgusting.

[Marc and Olga 0]

I read that molesters sometimes break into the restaurants at night and hide underneath the plastic balls - where they wait to drag down unsuspecting children.

yeap, i read that in the national enquirer

Ah, yes...the pillar of honest journalism!

[Risto 0]

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.

this is bullsh!t

He will die minutes after heroin overdose and why the drug addict will trow away loaded syringe?

Did you ever try to brake the tip of hypodermic needle?

[Lewis 0]

I read that molesters sometimes break into the restaurants at night and hide underneath the plastic balls - where they wait to drag down unsuspecting children.

Sound's very similar to my dad's old troll bridge story!

[SOlcayto 0]

Yeah, junkies never ever leave a full syringe and most likely don't go to McDonald's. Most junkies don't eat.

[eric&gen 0]

Gross i will never eat at McDonald's again on my luch breaks lol i just took them off my menu lol.