“You want to pop your titty out and breastfeed this kid?” – Genine Compton
Just when you thought the infant mortality rate was high enough for Black babies, in steps Genine Compton. Just in case you haven’t heard of this woman just yet. She was recently ticketed for child endangerment. You see, Genine thought it was a good idea to breast feed her child while driving. Talk about multitasking, right?
Not only did she find it convenient to pop out a titty for her starving malnourished child – she said that her child was hungry and she wasn’t going to dare to deny her child food – she was also talking on her cell phone. Now, I sincerely hope this woman was using one of those Blue Tooth headsets. Its bad enough that the baby had to suffer the ordeal of being fed while she’s driving and endangering the welfare of said child. But its another thing that she was also using her cell phone.
What destination was so important that this woman could not take the time to stop and feed her child, if the child was in need of a meal? What person on the other end of a phone call was that important at that time? Thank the lord that it was due to the concern of a fellow driver that this woman was caught. You see, it was through the actions of another driver that the police got involved. After the phone call of another motorist was this woman tracked down through license plate information.
I saw this story on CNN Headline News yesterday, and I was shocked that this woman, even with a camera in her face, declare that she did what she thought was right. I promise you, I wanted to chop her in the throat. According to officials, she she faces up to 180 days in jail and a $1,800 fine if convicted of the misdemeanor. As an advocate for breastfeeding, I applaud any woman who takes it upon herself to breast feed in public. But to do so while driving? Well, you could imagine how I feel. I’m just kinda ticked off that this is only a misdemeanor and not a felony.
As I driver, I’ve seen people do some of the dumbest things while driving. Anything from reading the newspaper, putting on makeup, to even an act of fellatio. Yes, fellatio; I’ve seen it. All of which are a danger to not only themselves, but to other drivers. But what this woman did, takes the cake in my book. The real tragedy here is that it involved the life of a child. Personally, when it comes to children, I think we must do better.
If you click the above link, you can hear the recording of the non-emergency police call.
QUESTION(S): Do you think this woman should lose custody of her child the likes of mothers of crack babies? Do you personally think its wrong for a woman to breastfeed a child in public?