Additionally, if people wish to send a letter, the Fax number for both Mayor Slagle and the City Manager’s office in Richardson TX is 972-744-5803. La Leche League is looking into this also, but no other attorney has stepped in as Liz Baldwin might have to help out the law firm which has taken the Mercado case. Judy Ritchie Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 16:30:40 EDT From: Gloria Buoncristiano-Thai <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Breastfeeding photos I just talked with someone from the attorney's office of the mom. Criminal charges were dropped, but other charges were pending. She gave me the number for the police department and the mayor's office. I spoke with the mayor who is the father of a 2 year old and 2 month old. The oldest was nursed until he was one year old. He said he would check into it. The numbers are: police dept: 972-744-4800. Mayor's office: 972-744-4100. Aloha, Gloria Thai LL League response: Edna Kelly is the Area Coordinator. I'd check in with her, in Houston. Her phone is 713-666-7974, and her email is [log in to unmask] We haven't had anyone step forward to assist with Liz's load as yet, but I'm copying your letter to the PR department, as Mary Hurt and I had discussed this travesty this morning. Thanks for writing and trying to help out the family! Carol Carol Huotari, IBCLC, Manager Center for Breastfeeding Information Department Education & Member Services La Leche League International 1400 N Meacham Road Schaumburg IL 60168-4079 USA Phone: 847-519-7730 x 245 FAX: 847-519-0035 Email: [log in to unmask] ---------- From: Judy Ritchie [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 4:08 PM To: CBI (Carol Huotari) Cc: [log in to unmask] Subject: Letter to paper Carol, We need to get La Leche League involved in this culturally misunderstood fiasco. Criminal charges have been dropped, but the Richardson TX police department still wish the parents to take lie detector tests. I would think that is illegal if no current criminal charges are pending. The potential for a bad outcome due to stress and cultural differences and misunderstandings would be horrendous for the family. It is CPS asking for this and they are the big problem. The Mercado's have not had custody of their two older boys since January. Are there any other breastfeeding law attorneys willing to help out the Texas law firm? Judy Ritchie *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html