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Strung out mom gives birth in seedy hotel, chews off umbilical cord with teeth

Posted on 6/28/14 at 9:27 am
Posted by Stacked
Member since Apr 2012
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Posted on 6/28/14 at 9:27 am
Where else would this be but Florida?
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A premature baby is fighting for his life in a Florida hospital after being born in a hotel bathtub during his mom’s crack binge.

37-year-old Chrystal A. Hassell, who has a history of drug abuse, had vowed to give up drugs during her pregnancy this time around. Instead, she spent the weekend in a hotel room getting high.

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Posted by jefffan
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Posted on 6/28/14 at 9:46 am to
Posted by roadhouse
Chicago
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Posted on 6/28/14 at 9:55 am to
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37-year-old Chrystal


not surprised
Posted by Thurber
NWLA
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Posted on 6/28/14 at 11:57 am to
Posted by Henry Jones Jr
Member since Jun 2011
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Posted on 6/28/14 at 12:03 pm to
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Chrystal

And we have a winner for trashiest name on Earth.
Posted by Robert Goulet
Member since Jan 2013
9999 posts
Posted on 6/28/14 at 12:22 pm to
I was going to comment on the actual story, but hen I made the mistake of scrolling down to the comments and here is the first one...

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'm Sorry??!!? but where was the help with prenatal care, rehab support for the mother. Surely the authorities knew her history. I know it is hard for addicts. This poor woman was left to fend for herself, fighting an addiction, ends up giving birth on her own, alone, in pain without help. She did the right thing by dialling 911. She ends up in jail for neglect. The poor woman is being punished instead of being supported. This is typical thinking, kick em when they are down. frick the poor white trash with an addiction.


Sad part is it had 21 upvotes. It is absolutely fricking ridiculous that this line of thinking is widely accepted.
Posted by Hardy_Har
MS
Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 6/28/14 at 12:23 pm to
But Robert, she was the victim..

Lets hunt down and kill the man who laid with her.
Posted by ShaneTheLegLechler
Member since Dec 2011
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Posted on 6/28/14 at 12:25 pm to
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She did the right thing by dialling 911. She ends up in jail for neglect.


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She did the right thing by dialling 911


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She did the right thing


Posted by Robert Goulet
Member since Jan 2013
9999 posts
Posted on 6/28/14 at 12:27 pm to
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Lets hunt down and kill the man who laid with her.


I'm afraid that's not possible at the moment...he's in jail in Colorado. I was shocked to read it in the article.

You're right though poor gal is entitled to better. I wish I lived in Florida so that my tax money would go to help her out.
Posted by Hardy_Har
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Posted on 6/28/14 at 12:36 pm to
Jail is too good for that a-hole.

In the meantime, I've started a Facebook page where people can donate money to support her medical bills, psych appointments, child's education and her meth habit.
Posted by KCM0Tiger
Kansas City, MISSOURI
Member since Nov 2011
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Posted on 6/28/14 at 12:52 pm to
After being in Florida for the past week and watching the local news...now seeing this. Florida has to be the trashiest place in America.
Posted by Robert Goulet
Member since Jan 2013
9999 posts
Posted on 6/28/14 at 1:05 pm to
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I've started a Facebook page where people can donate money to support her medical bills, psych appointments, child's education and her meth habit.


Link me to it when you get the chance so I can donate. I'm going to see if I can get her plight trending on twitter.

We're two fine Americans, bro.
Posted by MIZ_COU
I'm right here
Member since Oct 2013
13771 posts
Posted on 6/28/14 at 1:31 pm to
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Sad part is it had 21 upvotes. It is absolutely fricking ridiculous that this line of thinking is widely accepted.
You can either attempt to help or wait for something crappy to happen and then put her in jail and spend a lot of money on hospital care for the baby. That's a lot cheaper anyway.
Posted by Robert Goulet
Member since Jan 2013
9999 posts
Posted on 6/28/14 at 2:33 pm to
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You can either attempt to help or wait for something crappy to happen and then put her in jail and spend a lot of money on hospital care for the baby. That's a lot cheaper anyway.


I'm not sure I'm understanding this, but you're suggesting someone should have shown up to help her? If so, how much more help do you want to give a 37 year old with a drug problem that has already done the same thing through two other pregnancies? It isn't the tax payers job to create a giant safety net to catch these people (adults) who decide to frick up their lives. It seems to me that is at least part of the reason she's in this predicament.

Anyway, there are plenty of charitable organizations out there that she could've gone to. The only victim here is the child who had no choice, not the selfish mother.
Posted by BluegrassBelle
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Posted on 6/28/14 at 2:40 pm to
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You can either attempt to help or wait for something crappy to happen and then put her in jail and spend a lot of money on hospital care for the baby. That's a lot cheaper anyway.


When it comes to someone addicted to drugs, you can try to help all you want but until they're willing to accept that help there's nothing you can do. And there's a lot more drug treatment assistance out there for people in poverty then there are mental health services.
Posted by roadhouse
Chicago
Member since Sep 2013
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Posted on 6/28/14 at 6:28 pm to
Are you surprised? If you aren't a large corporation or a white male you are automatically the victim.
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 6/28/14 at 7:33 pm to
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Sad part is it had 21 upvotes. It is absolutely fricking ridiculous that this line of thinking is widely accepted.



The vast majority of Americans today have no common sense, no sense of personal responsibility.
Posted by BowlJackson
Birmingham, AL
Member since Sep 2013
52881 posts
Posted on 6/28/14 at 8:23 pm to
I can't believe this happened again. Florida is batshit crazy
Posted by mwlewis
JeffCo
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Posted on 6/28/14 at 8:24 pm to
IWNHI
Posted by Mr.Sinister
South Carolina
Member since Dec 2012
4956 posts
Posted on 6/29/14 at 5:54 am to
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The only victim here is the child who had no choice
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