Phoenix woman smothered her baby
Mom Smothered Baby, Police Say:
30-year-old Elizabeth Ortiz of Phoenix, Arizona was arrested in the smothering death of her 7-month-old son. She allegedly fell asleep on the couch and smothered her baby. She called 911 and as rescue workers tried to revive the baby she fled the scene.
She did return however and told investigators that she was a drug user. Police say that the drug use may have contributed to the baby’s death.
Just like I think there should be a written test to be able to become a parent there should also be a drug test as well.
If you have kids STOP DOING DRUGS. If you can’t stop doing drugs give your kids up for adoption so they can at least have half a chance.
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December 12th, 2008 at 11:15 pm
Wow, what a gal! I hope she dies in prison!
December 12th, 2008 at 11:18 pm
BTW, check out that whore’s “f**k you” face on her mugshot; you certainly won’t be surprised cuz I’m not even surprised by her angry face.
December 13th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
It seems a lot of druggies have children. I can’t think of a single druggie parent who has won “Parent of the Year” or even placed. Because good parents don’t do drugs! *duh*
December 14th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
One of my parents ( not naming ) has drugs and he/she does the best parent work ever! My mom/dad
December 14th, 2008 at 5:52 pm
No offense but not the best of they’re on drugs.
December 14th, 2008 at 6:21 pm
Mine are
Its like .. there not even on drugs
December 16th, 2008 at 4:13 am
I have a realitive that still smokes the occasional joint (allegedly) and is still a great parent. Personally I believe that for centuries parents have drank when they have kids in the house, whats the problem with smoking a lil weed when the kids are with a babysitter or the other parent. Now with that being said, this case certainly doesn’t qualify as the lady sounds like a hibitual drug user and the kid was in the house.
December 16th, 2008 at 5:42 am
Relative standards… if you grow up with a parent who drinks heavily and/or smokes weed, I suppose you find that perfectly normal. Understand that the rest of us, who didn’t grow up that way, find it fairly horrifying.
December 16th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
Who said anything about drinking heavily. My parents couldn’t be the farthest from that but its not like I have never seen them drinking before. I suppose if you were raised by parents that never drank you would find watching your parents drink horribily, but whats the harm in a guy smoking some pot when his daughter isn’t within 10 miles of him?
December 16th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
Ender, as a parent, I know that it’s really likely I’ll have to one day confront my son over pot or alcohol use. When that day comes, I’m going to take GREAT comfort in the fact that I can look him in the eye and tell him I never did something I’m asking him not to do – smoke week or abuse alcohol. And he’ll respect me more for NOT making the issue a case of “Do as I say, not as I’ve done.”
It’s called leading by example.
December 17th, 2008 at 4:25 am
I’m with Ihavekidstoo.
There’s something to be said for transparency and a clean conscience!
December 17th, 2008 at 6:31 am
So neither one of you has ever drank a glass of wine in front of your kids. Remember the reason pot is now banned is that alcohol is no longer banned (it was banned shortly after the end of prohibition, coincidence? I highly doubt it). I never drink or smoke pot, but I seriously would respect someone who smokes pot when their kids aren’t around then someone who drinks (notice just because you smoke pot doesn’t mean you abuse it, likewise with alcohol) around their kid. Course honestly, unless it gets to the point where it results in abuse (in any way shape or form), I really don’t have a problem with either.
December 17th, 2008 at 8:28 am
No, I never said I didn’t have a glass of wine in front of my kids. I haven’t so far but he’s really little and who has time for anything as relaxing as a glass of wine when you’re chasing a toddler? But I would drink a glass in front of him. My point was I would not want him to ABUSE alcohol some day, so I’m glad I’ll be able to say to him that I didn’t do that. Likewise, I’ll want him to avoid all drugs, including pot, so I’ll be glad I can honestly tell him I never tried any of it.
I had a number of friends who were on the straight and narrow, so to speak, in high school who tried pot in college thinking it would be harmless. Coincidentally, these were people who would never think of lighting up a cigarette. I never got the distinction? Why would you light ANYTHING on fire a few inches from your face?
Every last one of those friends wound up having drug problems to some degree. Some of them recovered and got back on track but others have spent the rest of their lives so far struggling with it. Every last one of them would probably happily tell you it wasn’t worth it to just try something they thought was harmless. That’s another conversation I’ll have with my son someday.
December 18th, 2008 at 3:50 am
I live in a culture where wine is not a drug, but an accompaniment to food. Drinking wine is not a problem; getting drunk is.
Over two drinks in the bloodstream= drunk driving here… how much pot is legally allowed in the bloodstream, behind the wheel?
January 7th, 2009 at 5:39 pm
I think it is really sad that people are SOOO unbelievably misinformed about marijuana. There are ZERO cases where marijuana has lead to death .. even in a car crash. Can you say the same about alcohol … NO!!! Its really not fair to equate marijuana with other “drugs” like crack or heroin. Marijuana has so much value that is completely looked over because it is illegal that its really sad. Did you know there are studies being done in other countries that aren’t so close-minded where it has been absolutely proven that the THC in marijuana slows and possibly reverses the growth of cancerous tumors in the human body? Although I would NEVER smoke in front of my kids b/c of second-hand exposure (and the risk of being persecuted by the law) I think people in general should open their minds and try to learn more than just what the american government’s propaganda machine feeds us about marijuana … one more quick fact … The NUMBER ONE contributor to anti-marijuana campaigns is US pharmaceutical companies (Who fear MAJOR profit losses with the decriminalization of marijuana). Fancy that!!!
January 7th, 2009 at 10:50 pm
It doesn’t change the fact that it’s illegal right now.