CarbonMonoxideHelpBlog » General Comments http://www.carbonmonoxidehelp.com/Blog Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Law, Updates and Commentary Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:09:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 They called it “vandalism.” I call it attempted murder! http://www.carbonmonoxidehelp.com/Blog/2009/02/21/they-called-it-vandalism-i-call-it-attempted-murder/ http://www.carbonmonoxidehelp.com/Blog/2009/02/21/they-called-it-vandalism-i-call-it-attempted-murder/#comments Sat, 21 Feb 2009 12:47:34 +0000 Matthew E. Mazur, Jr., Esq. http://www.carbonmonoxidehelp.com/Blog/?p=29 I came across an article this morning titled “Vandalism causes illness in two homes in Galva.” I was shocked to read that the reporter and police were using the word “vandalism” to describes what happened. According to the story, two homes in Galva Illinois had plastic bags stuffed into their furnace exhaust pipes, which allowed a slow build up of carbon monoxide in the homes. Both homes had furnaces that exhaust through a wall instead of a chimney. To see the full story visit http://www.galesburg.com/news/x1802694772/Vandalism-causes-illness-in-two-homes-in-Galva

The first homeowner was an elderly woman who had no idea this was going on until her furnace stopped working. She did not have any carbon monoxide detectors in her home. She had been feeling ill for several weeks before the furnace stopped working. Frankly, she is luck to be alive. The second home owner had a carbon monoxide detector and it warned them that carbon monoxide was building up in their home.  In Illinois, state law mandates that all residences have at least one carbon monoxide detector within 15 feet of each bedroom. As is clear from this story this law saves lives.

Calling these two incidents “vandalism” I think trivializes the act that was committed. Carbon Monoxide is deadly, anyone who would stuff plastic bags in an exhaust pipe, did so for a purpose. In my mind this is attempted murder and whoever did this should be charged accordingly. “Vandalism” is spray painting something on a home, not this. I hope that the police in Galva arrest whoever did this to these two homes.

Mathew E. Mazur, Jr, Esq.

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