# Well, I WAS going to dump this baby, but now I guess I better not!

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**Created:** [August 21, 2002, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-was-going-to-dump-this-baby-but-now-i-guess-i-better-not/124975 "2002-08-21T19:49:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-was-going-to-dump-this-baby-but-now-i-guess-i-better-not/124975/21 "2002-08-22T07:31:25Z")

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So, they think someone depraved enough to put a baby in a dumpster will reconsider because of a sticker? Yeah, _that_’ll happen.

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**Author:** ![cornflakes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@cornflakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-was-going-to-dump-this-baby-but-now-i-guess-i-better-not/124975/22 "2002-08-22T15:43:05Z")

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> \*Originally posted by lieu \*  
> \*\*C’mon folks… recycle! \*\*

Ouch. I wish I’d thought of that.

Seriously, it’s safe to assume that anyone who is planning to abandon their baby will be deeply depressed, and as a result they will not be considering all possible options. Even if no babies would be placed in dumpsters if the stickers weren’t on the sides, it does seem like an effective way to advertise a better option than abandoning the kid somewhere on the street.

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**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2002, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-was-going-to-dump-this-baby-but-now-i-guess-i-better-not/124975/23 "2002-08-23T06:26:02Z")

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If I were in Santa Cruz, specifically, and I saw “No Baby Dumping” on the side of a dumpster, I would take it for college student “wit”. (No offense to any UCSC students or alumni.)

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