This bulletin is so full of bullshit, it might put a lot of bullshit factories out of business. On the other hand, the gullible factory is at 100% production and still going strong.
http://www.snopes.com/horrors/parental/parental.asp
I was stunned when I read this...pass it along to others!
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>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 diaper 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.
>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.
>
>keep reading
>
>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...
>
>Save a Life, tell
someone!!!
