Child Eats Mom's LSD Candy

[nina]

Child eats drugs on candy[/b] Mother charged with abuse after girl ingests LSD By Dan Benson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel August 2, 2007 West Bend - A West Bend woman has been charged with physical abuse of a child after her 2-year-old daughter ate two LSD-laced candies the woman allegedly purchased and brought back to their apartment. According to a criminal complaint filed Thursday in Washington County Circuit Court: The mother, Donielle M. Maki, 23, and a friend, Valerie J. Anderson, 19, went to a house in the 500 block of Oak St. in West Bend on Tuesday and bought 10 drug-laced candies that looked like SweeTarts for $7 each from a man at the house. Maki told investigators she bought the LSD for her cousin. After buying the drugs, Maki went home, put her 2-year-old daughter to bed and then "passed out" on the couch in the apartment. When she woke up Wednesday at about 9 a.m., her daughter was sitting on the floor near her Care Bears couch and said, "I like these, Mommy" and had one of the drug-laced candies in her hand. Maki saw only eight pieces of candy left and knew her daughter had eaten two of them. Maki and her sister, identified in the complaint as Tanya R. Maki, 20, tried to induce vomiting and then called the poison control center, which advised them to take the girl to a hospital. Donielle Maki told West Bend police she and her sister had conferred "to get their stories straight" to tell police that someone had left the drugs in the apartment. They then took the girl to St. Joseph's Hospital in the Town of Polk. She was later transferred to Children's Hospital of Wisconsin in Wauwatosa. Washington County District Attorney Todd Martens said the baby is recovering. According to the complaint, police later searched Donielle Maki's apartment and found the eight remaining LSD-laced candies, nearly four ounces of marijuana, a drug pipe and three tablets of what police believe to be Vicodin, a narcotic pain killer. Donielle Maki is charged with four felonies - physical abuse of a child, possession of LSD and marijuana with intent to deliver and possession of narcotics. She's also charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, a misdemeanor. If convicted on all counts, she could be imprisoned up to 25 years and 7 months. Anderson was charged with possession of LSD with intent to deliver, for which she could be imprisoned 15 years. Tanya Maki was charged with obstructing an officer, a misdemeanor. Donielle and Tanya Maki were released Thursday from the Washington County Jail on $5,000 and $500 signature bonds, respectively. Anderson is still in custody on a probation violation. She was convicted in April of manufacturing and selling designer drugs and sentenced to two years of probation. Link

[Kushna Mufeed]

And I think to myself, What wonderful wooorrrld.

[Oneironaut Zero]

Wow. ...That kid just earned like +75 Experience points. No, but seriously, though: That's a horrible story. It probably happens a lot more often than we'd think, too. =/

[Identity X]

"I like these, Mommy" and had one of the drug-laced candies in her hand. See, she enjoyed it. Let's hope someone at Haribo stumbles upon this "market research". This is the future of confectionary.

[Taosaur]

Hopefully the kid can go with relative. Also, hopefully the woman will get a sensible judge--this is a great example of drug laws complicating a case of simple negligence. Should this woman be jailed for twenty-five years, virtually ensuring she comes out a hardened criminal and further traumatizing the child in question, or should she lose primary custody until Family Services deems her fit? Which would serve the child and society better? On a related note, my friend's 8y.o. cousin once ate a dose on a stick of gum, and my friend just gave him an idea what to expect and the family helped the kid through it and he did just fine. It was almost certainly less traumatic than medical and legal intervention. Not to say that's what this woman should have done: my friend's cousin at least was past the age of reason.

[nina]

Hopefully the kid can go with relative. Also, hopefully the woman will get a sensible judge--this is a great example of drug laws complicating a case of simple negligence. Should this woman be jailed for twenty-five years, virtually ensuring she comes out a hardened criminal and further traumatizing the child in question, or should she lose primary custody until Family Services deems her fit? Which would serve the child and society better? On a related note, my friend's 8y.o. cousin once ate a dose on a stick of gum, and my friend just gave him an idea what to expect and the family helped the kid through it and he did just fine. It was almost certainly less traumatic than medical and legal intervention. Not to say that's what this woman should have done: my friend's cousin at least was past the age of reason. Agreed. I think the jail sentence is ridiculous. The kid is now going to grow up without a mother because she was irresponsible and messed up once. Doesn't seem right. Also this is now going to traumatize the child for life...where as the kid probably wouldn't have even remembered a night tripping on acid at age 2 if they had just let it be. This is sad because it discourages people from taking potential ODs to the hospital. Our society is pretty effed up.

[Howie]

Agreed. I think the jail sentence is ridiculous. The kid is now going to grow up without a mother because she was irresponsible and messed up once. Doesn't seem right. Also this is now going to traumatize the child for life...where as the kid probably wouldn't have even remembered a night tripping on acid at age 2 if they had just let it be. This is sad because it discourages people from taking potential ODs to the hospital. Our society is pretty effed up. Do you think that this is the first time a parent like this messed up? The damage may have already been done. That does not mean I think that those laws are appropriate.

[bluefinger]

LSD? Meh, when I was about that age, I managed to get at a bottle of Cif, and drank it behind my mum's back. By the time my mum noticed, I had drunk a considerable amount of the bottle. Afterwards, a trip to the hospital. Not a lot of fun, but while I can remember the taste, the rest of the experience is thankfully forgotten. But, in terms of hardcore-ness... two LSD laced sweeties... or nearly half a bottle of Cif... I think the latter is more hardcore. Go me!

[Xox]

No, but seriously, though: That's a horrible story. It probably happens a lot more often than we'd think, too. =/ For some reason I thought that said "drink." Anyway, that is a horrible story, the child is going to be traumatized for life. Who knows what happen to her while on lsd? It doesn't sound like a bad trip, but still. And I'm sorry, but the mom deserves to go to jail. The poor child will probably have to go into foster care... There is nothing more I hate then seeing parents treat their children wrong, which is often seen in public. It makes me very angry, and i have no problem with approaching them and telling them exactly how I feel.

[nina]

LSD? Meh, when I was about that age, I managed to get at a bottle of Cif, and drank it behind my mum's back. By the time my mum noticed, I had drunk a considerable amount of the bottle. Afterwards, a trip to the hospital. Not a lot of fun, but while I can remember the taste, the rest of the experience is thankfully forgotten. But, in terms of hardcore-ness... two LSD laced sweeties... or nearly half a bottle of Cif... I think the latter is more hardcore. Go me! And imagine how you would have felt if, because of this...you grew up in foster care, because your mother was in jail. And you were known as "the baby who drank Cif" (I don't know what Cif is btw)

[Howie]

My baby is on salvia divornium. and rsst#477 but I don't know what that is. lol For some reason I thought that said "drink." Anyway, that is a horrible story, the child is going to be traumatized for life. Who knows what happen to her while on lsd? It doesn't sound like a bad trip, but still. And I'm sorry, but the mom deserves to go to jail. The poor child will probably have to go into foster care... There is nothing more I hate then seeing parents treat their children wrong, which is often seen in public. It makes me very angry, and i have no problem with approaching them and telling them exactly how I feel. \\\\

[Spartiate]

My baby is on salvia divornium. and rsst#477 but I don't know what that is. lol \\\\ OK there Howie ?

[bluefinger]

And imagine how you would have felt if, because of this...you grew up in foster care, because your mother was in jail. And you were known as "the baby who drank Cif" (I don't know what Cif is btw) I'm messed up enough as it is... so no problems there And Cif is a bathroom cleaner (similar to bleach). But seriously, the drug story is pretty disturbing. So yeah, losing your mum and being thrown into foster care would be pretty traumatising. But at such a young age, who knows how it will really affect the child?

[Taosaur]

Anyway, that is a horrible story, the child is going to be traumatized for life. Who knows what happen to her while on lsd? If she reached the hospital within an hour, nothing at all. Doctors would administer medication to stop the trip. The child will be traumatized mainly due to the legal system, not the LSD. And I'm sorry, but the mom deserves to go to jail. In what sense ''should'' she go to jail? To satisfy an abstract sense of justice despite virtually assured, far-reaching negative outcomes? For a fraction of the cost of a criminal trial and imprisonment, we could put this woman in rehab and parenting classes, actually addressing the problem. A 90 day jail sentence may serve as a useful deterrent, but a long prison term will simply turn a drug offender into a hardened criminal and put her daughter at far greater risk of the same fate. It's ironic that these tough-on-crime laws do so much to perpetuate and expand the criminal class, and the same lawmakers do everything in their power to shut down womens' shelters, planned parenthood clinics and sex education classes, not to mention breaking up non-traditional families. But sure, let's lock her up, and when the kid grows up we'll lock her up, and when we run out of space to lock them up, we'll have a war. We could all use the money.

[Man of Shred]

I wouldn't be at all suprised if that child grows up a genious!

[Taosaur]

I wouldn't be at all suprised if that child grows up a genious! Again, she probably had little or no trip. I'm not sure how they would proceed with a 2y.o., but generally if someone shows up at the hospital on LSD, they administer medication to block the receptors, and LSD takes about an hour to take effect.

[nina]

I'm glad someone here is making some sense. ^^

[Mes Tarrant]

Jeez, a 23 year old mom who bought LSD and passed out on the couch.... I just feel really sorry for the little girl. It also makes me feel very lucky for having normal (and older) parents.

[Taosaur]

Jeez, a 23 year old mom who bought LSD and passed out on the couch.... I just feel really sorry for the little girl. It also makes me feel very lucky for having normal (and older) parents. Hate to break it to you, but 20-something moms who still party are pretty normal.

[nina]

I know 40-something moms that still party. And 50-something dads.

[Taosaur]

I know 40-something moms that still party. And 50-something dads. Heh, I have a 40-something mom that still parties, and yeah, it did kind of suck growing up, especially for my younger sisters, but I learned to look out for myself pretty damned quick.

[Mes Tarrant]

Younger parents are more likely to party. And this one clearly wasn't normal!

[nina]

So anyone who does LSD isn't "normal"? I'd like to know how you define normal...

[Spartiate]

So anyone who does LSD isn't "normal"? I'd like to know how you define normal... She said this girl, and in this case it's not normal, nor appropriate. First of all, I think it's a little irresponsable to be using drugs while caring for toddlers. Second of all, at the very least make them inaccessible to the children, it's like leaving an open bottle of antifreeze on the counter.

[Mes Tarrant]

She said this girl, and in this case it's not normal, nor appropriate. First of all, I think it's a little irresponsable to be using drugs while caring for toddlers. Second of all, at the very least make them inaccessible to the children, it's like leaving an open bottle of antifreeze on the counter. Yes. Let's face it, you can't argue that this woman was in any way responsible.