DodiaFae from Pagans Against Child Abuse sent me this story. Yet again, another story that shows drug use is not a victimless crime, and drug users cannot contain the harm drug abuse does to themselves alone:

WKOB:

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) – A Dona Ana County mother is facing felony child abuse charges after her infant daughter tested positive for cocaine.

Yvonne Sanchez was indicted on two charges earlier this week.  She remained in custody Friday.

Court documents say the 26-year-old Sanchez was originally arrested in October after police responded to a parking lot fight and recognized her vehicle as being involved in an earlier crime.

The court documents say her three children were found in a “filthy and dangerous” home where dirty diapers were on the floor and trash and dirty clothes were scattered about.

Drug paraphernalia also was found in the home.

Sanchez told authorities that her boyfriend and his brother had drug problems, but she allowed them to watch her children while she was at work.

Since Sanchez seems to spend a good deal of her time fighting in parking lots, driving getaway cars, and hanging around drug addicts I assume we are talking about “work” as opposed to work.

But hey, that’s her business, right? It’s not like we taxpayers end up on the hook for her children or anything, so let’s legalize it.