Woman Sent To Jail For Smoking Near Kids

[Nbadan]

The right to smoke?

BOWLING GREEN, Va. -- A woman was sentenced Thursday to 10 days in jail for defying a court order not to smoke around her children.

Tamara Silvius was banned last year from smoking around the youths, now ages 8 and 10, as part of a custody arrangement with her ex-husband.

She allegedly violated the order during a trip to South Carolina for Thanksgiving. For that, Silvius was fined $500 and was given a 10-day suspended sentence on the condition she not do it again.

But Silvius was back in court Thursday for violating the order a second time in June. Silvius, a pack-a-day smoker, claims the restriction violates her rights.

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[Hook Dem]

A civil matter??? Don't expect me to agree. I'm a smoker!

[SpursWoman]

She shouldn't want to smoke around her kids. I don't.

[Joe Chalupa]

What really makes me sick is seeing a pregnant woman smoking.

[Bandit2981]

what brand do you smoke Hook?

[Hook Dem]

Marlboro ultra-lights 100's Bandit.

[spurster]

I don't understand why she would go to jail for violating a custody/divorce agreement. Wouldn't that be a civil matter?

[SpursWoman]

What's written in the decree is what is originally agreed upon by the divorcing couple and is law for each situation.

That's also where terms of child support are worked out, and if they aren't followed the person owing the support can also be sent to jail. Same thing can happen when visitation rights are violated.

[ducks]

Wow
Now you can smoke weed around kids in some states