I listened to the police chief who posted this photo do an interview. It was far from propaganda and a show of force. The guy sounded desperate. The city and more specifically the department has no money to aid these people. They are desperate for help from anyone and this was a last ditch effort.

That is of course because the city does not care about this boy, or his family. The city cares about conspicuously reminding its citizens of its power and authority.

Oh fuck you. If you’re gonna abuse heroin while in charge of a little boy, driving around high as fuck, running off the road, and this article worries about propaganda and the rights of these animals? Fuck right the fuck off.

So your making the bad guys out to be the police dept? What the PD did in this case is only one percent as bad as what the parents did.

Wow. Just when I thought Jezebel couldn’t get any lower...

And yet... here you are, ranting (I can picture the foam at your mouth) and REPUBLISHING the photo. For what purpose? Nothing to see here folks.

Coming from the school of Gaw...website that shall not be named. You’re saying some thought should be put in before displaying something?

You, sir are an ignoramus. Can’t wait for Univision to shutter Jezebel as well.

How in the fuck is this the other side of heroin? This is literally the only side of heroin and we are all well aware of it.

This is horribly disingenuous and terribly cynical reporting considering the police department decided to publish this to cause a stir and draw attention to the fact that they have zero treatment options anywhere in the county, no jail rehab, no outpatient, nothing. Shame on you, clickbaity garbage reporting.

And yet we are encouraging people to record every action involving a police officer and post it on YouTube and social media, because the truth has to be televised.

“Rhonda Pasek—the woman in the front passenger seat—is awaiting trial on charges of endangering a child and public intoxication. She’d been granted custody of the child just six weeks earlier, after a two-year-long legal battle.”

That kid was taken away from his shitbag parents and put somewhere decent. This photo spread like wildfire to show the inherent effects of drug use.

This anti-police rhetoric that is present throughout all of the (former) Gawker sites is terrible. Fuck you, I’m out.

Hey, if they wanna post pictures of on-the-job stuff, fine. Don’t cause a stink when we ask officers to wear body cameras in return, though.

If this POS grandmother was actually granted custody after two years I wonder what kind of human being the actual mother of this little boy was. If you’re as dumb as these two were to get high WHILE DRIVING A CAR WITH A CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT, and potentially putting other drivers at risk who are on the road with them…

As someone who is a recovered addict and helps people in recovery, my opinion is very different - the cops don’t know what the fuck to do about this epidemic. They are as lost as the kids, the families, the parole officers, the social workers. Should we hide this? Should we say this isn’t happening every day, in every…

They drove while nodding out with a four-year-old in the car and within feet of a school bus: They do deserve our disgust. Being a junky doesn’t excuse you, which is what you seem to be saying. Anyone who drives while impaired, whether by prescription drugs, alcohol, or street drugs, especially with a kid in the car,…

*shrug* A little shame is sometimes a good thing.

Boofuckinghoo. Getting high on smack with a kid in the fucking car? May justice’s 12" boot be rapidly shoved up their asses.