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They Let Their 15-Year-Old Son Smoke Pot to Stop His Seizures. Georgia Took Him Away. (archive)
The pharmaceuticals weren't working. The 15-year-old boy was having several seizures per day, and his parents were concerned his life was in danger. So Suzeanna and Matthew Brill, of Macon, Ga., decided in February to let their son try smoking marijuana — and his seizures stopped for 71 days, they say.
The Brills' decision led to the boy, David, being taken away from his parents, who face possible fines and jail time after being charged with reckless conduct for giving him the drug. David has now been in a group home for 30 days, and his seizures have returned. He is separated from the service dog that sniffed out his seizures, and he is able to communicate with his parents only during short visitations and phone calls.
They maintain they made the right decision for their son's health, despite their current predicament. "Even with the ramifications with the law, I don't care," said Mr. Brill, his stepfather. "For 71 days he was able to ride a bike, go play, lift weights. We were able to achieve that with David medicated not from Big Pharma, but David medicated with marijuana."
The Brill parents were jailed on April 20, and posted bond on April 25.
Since The New York Times published the article, Twiggs County Sheriff Darren Mitchum has received media attention and threatening phone calls, one of which he played back for reporters at a press conference.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by bob_super on Friday June 01 2018, @09:06PM (5 children)
As usual, the best way to change things is to have the child or grandchild of a US senator get afflicted...
(Score: 2) by TheGratefulNet on Saturday June 02 2018, @02:46AM (4 children)
well, just move the fuck out of the deep south!
duh!
I feel sorry for those in R-belts; but then again, they are generally to blame for their own self-state.
the parents really should have moved to a more progressive state.
"It is now safe to switch off your computer."
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 02 2018, @03:16AM (2 children)
They probably thought of moving, too. But people often have constraints that make it hard to move. Why are you blaming the victims?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 02 2018, @02:39PM
because they let it happen. duh.
(Score: 2) by bob_super on Saturday June 02 2018, @05:23PM
If there were elections in jail, how many would freely vote for the prison guards over the parole people, just because the for-profit prison guards are against abortion ?
(Score: 2) by Pino P on Saturday June 02 2018, @12:11PM
Who provides the resources so that underprivileged families can move out of states that violate the people's Fourth Amendment rights? That amendment is supposed to protect against unreasonable searches and seizures, but here, the State of Georgia is directly causing seizures.