# Suffocating child

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suffocating-child/36381>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [October 10, 2000, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suffocating-child/36381 "2000-10-10T06:18:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![CReid0000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee59a6/32.png) [@CReid0000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CReid0000)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2000, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suffocating-child/36381/1 "2000-10-10T06:18:30Z")

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Is thought this was the “Straight Dope” for those that like their facts cold and hard. Maybe it should be called the “Vague and Mysterious Dope” for people who like puzzles.

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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2000, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suffocating-child/36381/2 "2000-10-10T14:22:59Z")

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[What’s the likelihood of suffocating a child sleeping in your bed? (22-Nov-96)](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a961122b.html)

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