“It looked like a whole different person,” Ms. Schweinhart said. People on Facebook sent her messages calling her an abusive mother for jeopardizing the life of her month-old daughter. Remembering the video, recalling the babies’ cries and watching the responding officer slip a pacifier into one of their mouths, Ms. Schweinhart did not have an answer. She repeatedly struggled with the demands of drug court, failed a drug test and spent one night in jail. Last month, Ms. Schweinhart left the program.

Source: New York Times December 11, 2018 17:47 UTC