Child traumatized by marijuana
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Police are investigating after a large bag of marijuana was found in the box of a toy purchased at a Brampton, Ont. Target store.
A boy, 4, and his father went to the Target at Bramalea City Centre, located at 25 Peel Centre Dr., on Wednesday at approximately 4:40 p.m.
The boy picked out an Angry Bird Telepod game and paid $5.41.
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Marijuana found in Angry Birds game
A bag of marijuana is shown in this Peel Regional Police photo.
Marijuana found in Angry Birds game
A package of marijuana is shown with a children's toy. (Monika Milewska)
When he brought it home, he had trouble opening the package, and asked his mom for help.
She cut open the tape that was sealing the sides of the package and pulled out the figurines.
"When I came back to give it to him I noticed that there was an unusual bag on the couch," said Monika Milewska.
"When I looked at it closer, I noticed it was marijuana," she said.
She and her husband took the bag to Peel Regional Police, who estimated it contained approximately 85 grams of marijuana.
Peel police Const. Thomas Ruttan said officers went to the Target location and searched other toy boxes, but didn't find any more drugs.
He says they are now in the process of looking through many hours of surveillance footage. “We may have to go back a month,” he said. “We don’t know how long it was there.”
Police are also looking through sales records to see whether the toy may have been returned, he said.
Although Target gave the boy a replacement toy, Milewska said she is still not happy.
"That night my son was horrified," she said. "He could not sleep on his own and kept asking us questions - why was it in his toy? Who put it there? What was it?"
"I guess Target lived up to their slogan, 'Expect more, pay less,” she added.
Lewis Pagayatan, the boy’s father, is also upset. “He’s four years old,” he said. “You shouldn’t be explaining to your four-year-old son about drugs, you know?”
When asked about the incident, Target said they are partnering with law enforcement to investigate.
Anyone with more information is asked to contact police at 905-453-2121, ext. 2133, or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/target-surprise-marijuana-found-in-angry-birds-toy-box-1.2234761#ixzz3Rr3pnB00
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why not explain to the child what is was, there's no reason for the child to be "traumatized", he's prolly scared because his parents didn't tell him what was happening
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This story makes no sense. They act like swat raided the apartment for the kids toy. Lil kid don't know ? about Marijuana. He was probably just upset that they took his toy.
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Yeah I just thought the parents reaction was funny. They're obviously over-dramatizing the whole situation for the media and possibly a law suit. There's no way in hell her son is horrified because he found some weed in his toy.
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Parents are trying to get some lawsuit money I see.....I might say this cuz I don't have kids but I would've kept the weed. No ? way I'm giving 85 grams of free weed away
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kingblaze84 wrote: »Parents are trying to get some lawsuit money I see.....I might say this cuz I don't have kids but I would've kept the weed. No ? way I'm giving 85 grams of free weed away
Exactly, or even cut a deal with someone you know who may like some. -
Saw this on the news the other day. They're milking it. Probably put it there themselves. They're not even old heads. Look to be in their 30's. They don't know anyone between them that smokes? In ? Ontario,Canada? Foh.
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Just did the math. Bet he took a ounce out that QP. ? .
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Freeman...... wrote: »Just did the math. Bet he took a ounce out that QP. ? .
The chances of it being exactly 1 oz short of a QP is pretty low, they most definitely kept some, I would even go as far to say it might even have been theirs all along... -
Freeman...... wrote: »Just did the math. Bet he took a ounce out that QP. ? .
The chances of it being exactly 1 oz short of a QP is pretty low, they most definitely kept some, I would even go as far to say it might even have been theirs all along...
Everything is a hustle these days, I think you're right. If it really belonged to them they must be laughing it up every night. ? even gives me ideas, I wish I had a child now. I'd buy a toy and say "I found ? on my child's Ninja Turtles set", and yell like crazy at Toys R Us and see how much guapo I could get out of that.
With that being said, I'm deleting this post in a few days lol -
Lol Brampton
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If this child was truly traumatized by seeing marijuana, that child is a ? ? . Guess the ? doesn't keep any plants in general around the home, inside or out, cos this kid'll get scared!! oooh!! Scary for the kid
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Test market branding.
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No kid would be traumatized by seeing weed. How the ? would they know weed from grass or any other plant? Smh.
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BiblicalAtheist wrote: »
I'm going to Target tomorrow -
Rubato Garcia wrote: »BiblicalAtheist wrote: »
I'm going to Target tomorrow
If you find grams of loud in the boxes, I'm going in too -
How is that traumatization? Kids just curious