Posted on 06/26/2021 1:43:19 PM PDT by Libloather
Authorities in South Carolina say an infant died from ingesting cocaine. Now the baby’s teen parents are accused of homicide. Brady Lynden Wearn, 18, and Mary Catherine Bedenbaugh, 17, of Prosperity, S.C., were charged Friday, according to online records in Newberry County.
According to local sheriff’s deputies, paramedics responded to a call about a four-month-old unresponsive baby who was not breathing. The child was pronounced dead at Newberry Hospital.
“Due to this death being a child 17-years-old or younger, the Newberry County Coroner’s Office, Newberry County Sheriff’s Office, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Child Fatality Unit and South Carolina Department of Social Services were notified to investigate,” deputies wrote.
A toxicology report revealed that the baby had cocaine in its system, authorities said. Further tests showed the drug was also in the baby’s feeding bottles. Wearn and Bedenbaugh submitted to a drug test; they tested positive for cocaine, fentanyl, and marijuana. Newberry County Coroner Laura Kneece ruled the baby’s death a homicide. The 4-month-old died from “sudden unexpected infant death associated with recent cocaine ingestion” according to findings from forensic pathologist Dr. Kelly Rose.
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This is why the conservative side of my libertarian tendency wins.
Note that this happened while there were laws against cocaine. It happened while the laws on cocaine were what conservatives want.
Do you think that the child would be alive if cocaine were legal? Don’t be ridiculous.
There are some cases where two people are too stupid to have children.
5.56mm
“Do you think that the child would be alive if cocaine were legal?”
We know he died while cocaine was illegal - no win there for antilibertarian conservatism.
“Marijuana again...”
Never mind the cocaine and fentanyl - it was the Demon Weed that was the important factor.
LMAO! Troll.
Van Jones lamented today about the victimless crime of drug possession. Yep. No victims here, Van.
Sickening.
On purpose, maybe?
Heartbreaking.
RIP sweet, innocent one.
No win for anyone. There will be more drug abusing parents with more liberal laws.
“Never mind the cocaine and fentanyl - it was the Demon Weed that was the important factor.”
A baby is dead—as certain as ABORTED.
Yet Marijuana is somehow—INNOCENT?
“There will be more drug abusing parents with more liberal laws.”
Unproven; seems to me that abusers will always find a way to get their abused substance.
Marijuana is irrelevant.
SMH.
In states and cities where drug laws have been relaxed, there is MUCH more drug abuse. Proven!
“In states and cities where drug laws have been relaxed, there is MUCH more drug abuse. Proven!”
Link?
Okay, here are a few articles. There are many, many more.
https://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/20/heroin-southeast-colorado/
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/fentanyl-San-Francisco-overdose-drug-epidemic-16237333.php
https://www.northpointrecovery.com/blog/addiction-statistics-in-oregon-what-you-need-to-know/
“Regular pot users are flocking to the community”
That’s a relocation not an increase.
SMH. Fool.
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