Urban Legends....

[Jelakins]

Simply share an URBAN LEGEND and lets see if we can work out if its true or false:

Hi, My name is Lauren Archer, my son Kevin and I lived in Sugarland, TX. On October 2nd, 1994, 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." But 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 have it taken out 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 heroine overdose. The next week, the police removed the balls from the ball pit and lo and behold. 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, 1994 issue of the Houston Chronicle. Please forward this to all loving mothers and fathers!


Is this true or false?

[babyloc]

FALSE!!!!

i read the story once b4 only difference was that when they removed the balls a family of snakes were living there and th boy had died from a snake bite.

[Alex4Ja]

I dont know either way.
But it makes good reading.

[1stParadigm]

I'd say false? I dont know any Heroin addict that would leave enough heroin in a syringe to cause a fatal overdose, thats the equivalant of burning £100 and more to most......but never say never.

[Alex4Ja]

Originally Posted by 1stParadigm

I'd say false? I dont know any Heroin addict that would leave enough heroin in a syringe to cause a fatal overdose, thats the equivalant of burning £100 and more to most......but never say never.

Maybe he OD'ed B4 he could hit that last batch.

[windypace]

The story is false but the findings were true... that is why they no longer have ball pits in any fast food places...

[babyloc]

in Jersy years ago there was an alert that went out and all of the parent sand children were afraid, terrified of any WHITE VANS....turns out some children had been abducted and killed and the only thing witnesses mentioned was a "white van"...from what i understand they never did find the man inthe white van....thisi all happened in New Jersy bout 15 years ago,