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'Don't Throw Your Baby Away' Stickers Upset Trash Company
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| 8.20.02
| Daniel Guido
Posted on 08/20/2002 6:41:30 PM PDT by victim soul
A Santa Cruz, Calif., woman who killed her newborn baby and dumped the body in the trash has received her punishment - and part of her punishment has upset the local trash-collection company.
In addition to imposing a jail sentence, the judge ordered Joanne De La Cruz to do 500 hours of community service, which requires her to put "Don't Throw Your Baby Away" stickers on trash dumpsters in her community.
The stickers are intended to promote a new California "safe abandonment" law that lets mothers surrender their newborns at hospital emergency rooms within 72 hours of giving birth - no questions asked.
Waste Management dislikes the idea of its trash bins being covered with the stickers. Wire reports quote Waste Management spokeswoman Sarah Voss as saying, "We're not really sure that putting stickers on containers is the most effective way to get the message out."
Mark Arsenault, who runs Waste Management's operation in Santa Cruz, told the Santa Cruz Sentinel, "If we get to the point where we have to advertise to our public telling them not to throw babies in Dumpsters, then I think we've reached the lowest point we can get to as a society."
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: cultureofdeath; infanticide
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To: victim soul
On the one hand I'm glad that they are making an effort to save the babies. On the other I think that these parents should be charged with abandonment. As a parent you have a responsibility to see that your child is taken care of. Dumping a child on the government does not accomplish that.
sparky
To: sparkydragon
"Dumping a child on the government does not accomplish that. "
She didn't dump the child...SHE KILLED IT! She should be put to room temp. Sheeeeeesh
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posted on
08/20/2002 6:48:47 PM PDT
by
lawdude
To: victim soul
In addition to imposing a jail sentence, the judge ordered Joanne De La Cruz to do 500 hours of community service, which requires her to put "Don't Throw Your Baby Away" stickers on trash dumpsters in her community. Oh...community service. Some punishment.
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posted on
08/20/2002 6:51:15 PM PDT
by
scan58
To: sparkydragon
On the other I think that these parents should be charged with abandonment.Well, sparkydragon, this "parent" should be charged with murder.
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posted on
08/20/2002 6:52:59 PM PDT
by
scan58
To: victim soul
Mark Arsenault, who runs Waste Management's operation in Santa Cruz, told the Santa Cruz Sentinel, "If we get to the point where we have to advertise to our public telling them not to throw babies in Dumpsters, then I think we've reached the lowest point we can get to as a society."Bingo!
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posted on
08/20/2002 6:53:51 PM PDT
by
Restorer
To: sparkydragon
And these stickers are written only in English? Why not in Spanish as well or is that just for ballots.
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posted on
08/20/2002 6:56:39 PM PDT
by
shadeaud
To: victim soul
Am I missing something here? She kills her baby and gets 500 hours community service?
To: CharacterCounts
"In addition to imposing a jail sentence..."
To: ivegotabrain
Sorry, I Missed that. But, if the proper jail sentenced was imposed, she would never get out to do the community service.
To: victim soul
So the judge ordered the woman to put stickers on someone else's private property? If I owned that trash company, I sure as hell wouldn't allow it. The judge should be brought up on charges of encouraging defacement of private property.
To: victim soul
"If we get to the point where we have to advertise to our public telling them not to throw babies in Dumpsters, then I think we've reached the lowest point we can get to as a society." Unfortunately Mark, you are correct. Obviously, we have reached that point.
To: CharacterCounts
Indeed.
To: StopGlobalWhining
No, I would say that SANTA CRUZ has reached that point. The woman who had the idea is Christine McGuire, an employee of the DA's office who ran for county supervisor last year.
SANTA CRUZ is the crucible for the destruction of everything that is good, moral and honorable about America. It is the delight of every communist who'd hoped to overthrow America from within.
To: CharacterCounts
I have some old obsolete machinery, I will be more than happy to construct a mechanism which can be used to very slowly twist her head off.
To: hedgetrimmer
No, I would say that SANTA CRUZ has reached that point. Good retort. I hope you are correct!
To: kattracks; patent
FYI
To: victim soul
"Don't throw your baby away - trash your Senators instead."
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posted on
08/21/2002 5:40:02 AM PDT
by
ncpastor
To: scan58
Oh...community service. Some punishment. In Maryland, Community Service is the punishment given each high school student as a graduation requirement, by our Lt.Governor.
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posted on
08/21/2002 5:46:23 AM PDT
by
bimbo
To: bimbo
school based stewardship isn't the same as court ordered community service
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