Mother goes to jail for letting friend blow pot smoke into her child's face
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NBC NEWS - An Oklahoma mother will spend the next ten years in prison for letting another adult blow marijuana smoke in her child's face...and it was caught on camera. Prosecutors in Caddo County say this video shot last year shows a woman blowing marijuana smoke into the mouth of a 7-year-old boy, who has Downs syndrome. Investigators say the mother, Caroline Beavers, sat watching nearby. Workers at an electronics store notified police last April after finding this video on a computer that had been repossessed. Beavers was arrested and charged with one felony count of enabling child abuse. She was sentenced Friday to ten years in prison. Prosecutors say the woman who blew the smoke, Brandy Hugar, has pleaded guilty and is awaiting sentencing. The following comments do not necessarily represent the views of NBC Augusta 26 | news, weather, sports, community, entertainment, shopping for Augusta, Georgia. Users have agreed to these terms and in doing so accept full responsibility for their comments. Moderation is limited. Monday, May 4 at 10:31 AM donna wrote ...what is this world coming to? No wonder the good Lord is getting fed up with us. Inappropriate? Alert Us!Monday, May 4 at 10:36 AM so what wrote ...10 years in prison for that. Thats harsher for the boy to be without a mom for ten years. Why does americans think pot is so evil? Inappropriate? Alert Us!Monday, May 4 at 12:54 PM Phillip wrote ...the woman's not fit to have children ... and the lady who did this should also be going to prison ... for 10 years if not more! Inappropriate? Alert Us!Tuesday, May 5 at 9:45 AM Anonymous wrote ...It is not so much as us Americans thinking that pot is evil, but for a mother (or so called mother) to sit by and allow a dumba** to blow pot smoke into the mouth of her disabled son is what us Americans think is evil. She should have not exposed her son, or herself for that matter, to this type of environment !! If thinking that the issue was about pot being evil or not was your concern, perhaps you need to get your priorities in order and start thinking like someone with a brain !! Inappropriate? Alert Us!Tuesday, May 5 at 9:46 AM POT is not wrote ...the way to go. It distroys minds and lives. It causes people to take more harsher drugs. It distroys families I know. I saw it happen. I am thankful I never even tried the stuff. I saw what it did first hand. DON'T USE IT OR OTHER STUFF. Don't distroy your mind or other peoples lives. Inappropriate? Alert Us!Tuesday, May 5 at 1:20 PM Anonymous wrote ...Wonderful Mom. Great friend. That kid doesn't have a chance. Inappropriate? Alert Us!Wednesday, May 6 at 9:37 AM Catharine wrote ...I like how she goes to jail for 10 YEARS when most child molesters and rapists get 2 or less, this is disgusting. What this stupid careless women did was not right, but our justice system has fallen apart and the sentencing laws in this country are useless now. The disparity is stomach-turning. And most child molesters get out, and DO IT AGAIN AND AGAIN. There is no justice anymore. Inappropriate? Alert Us!Thursday, May 7 at 8:06 AM VA Resident wrote ...Wow...cant believe this and they thought it was funny? Crazy she need therapy and hopefully the child is with mature relative or mature foster mother. He will be better with someone else until she and her friends get help. Inappropriate? Alert Us!Thursday, May 7 at 9:35 PM a good one wrote ...why did the good lord create pot? Inappropriate? Alert Us!Friday, May 8 at 6:27 AM June wrote ...I Second all the Above !!! We All sure need to PRAY Hard for "this world" Everyday !!!! Inappropriate? Alert Us!Friday, May 8 at 8:04 AM anony wrote ...my 5 yr old has Down syndrome. This is disgusting and disturbing. He will be better off without that kind of mom. Inappropriate? Alert Us!Friday, May 8 at 4:57 PM Tito from Lytle, Tx. wrote ...I have a twelvw year old daughter with Downs. She should go to jail longer than ten years and those of you who think pot is not evil need to go with her. if you think pot is not evil means to me that you would do the same also. Inappropriate? Alert Us!Saturday, May 9 at 12:45 PM James wrote ...If pot was legal, would their be such a debacle over this? No. I don't approve of pot, but if it was legal, people would not go to great lengths at trying to obtain it; therefore, many people would not be going to jail. How is pot different than tobacco and beer? Their all drugs. Where's the reason? There is none. Inappropriate? Alert Us!Saturday, May 9 at 5:47 PM 420 wrote ...Marijuana is not a drug. It is an herb that grows naturally just like parsely or basil. Inappropriate? Alert Us!Saturday, May 9 at 8:33 PM paul wrote ...Some of you people have lost it. Who are you to say that weed is evil? All the drugs like cocaine and so on have stuff done to them to make the drug what it is and weed grows from the ground and nothing is done to it. Many countries have realized that weed isn't harmful and have it legal. I read earlier that one of the top 10 countries to live in is Amsterdam where they have legal weed and it wasn't just to live in was great it was based on the happiest countries. Inappropriate? Alert Us!Saturday, May 9 at 8:38 PM paul wrote ...Also I have served in Iraq and 10 other countries and have to take antidepressant medication and they don't work for me, smoking weed helps me more than all the other drugs the government has me on. Also many cities in the US allow it in certain amounts....for Example look into Denver's weed laws and look at the fact that in California you are allowed to grow up to two marajuana plants as long as they aren't in plain view. The US also knows they could profit off of weed. Inappropriate? Alert Us!Saturday, May 9 at 8:44 PM paul wrote ...Think of all the money our government spends to detain people in prison on marajuana charges. Also smoking weed doesn't make you move into doing (real) DRUGS! That is all on the people that choose to ruin their lives and do heavy drugs and it usually stems from family problems and work related problems and from a harsh childhood. You will never see someone that has smoked some weed commit a crime. I myself would rather people smoke weed than drank beer and smoke tobacco because weed is safer Inappropriate? Alert Us!Sunday, May 10 at 11:05 PM Anonymous wrote ...I see where Paul says he smokes weed ... HMMMMMMM might have killed too many brain cells ...Amsterdam is a city not a country...Not sure if pot was legal we would get many things done right .. Imagine a person stoned working as your tax accountant,lawyer ,police officer, doctor or even in the fast food industry.. Not sure if that is a good idea. Inappropriate? Alert Us!Monday, May 11 at 8:31 AM Get Real wrote ...What did they do to the woman who actually commited the crime? Inappropriate? Alert Us!Tuesday, May 12 at 9:15 AM DMac_357 wrote ...This is plain stupid and then to leave the video on a computer that you weren't paying for is even more stupid. I wonder what the ages of these 2 knucklehead are? If they want to mess up their lives with drugs, that's on them but to inflict the same on a 7 year old child, regardless of whether he has downs syndrome or not, is abuse. Inappropriate? Alert Us!Add a commentMost PopularMore Good Stuff |
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