The North Braddock Community came up with this really nice idea take an old Refrigerator and turn it into a community Food Pantry and the kids did a great job on it.
Which will be located on 6th ave. according to Face book Post
Only there is a Problem
Being left outside and unsupervised a young child could become trapped in it if playing with friends and things get out of hand . and it potentially violates state laws regarding unused and abandoned refrigerators . Which was put in place after children lost their lives playing around and unintentionally or intentionally being trapped in an old refrigerator that was left out on a porch etc.
§ 6502. Refrigerators and iceboxes.
(a) Offense defined.--A person is guilty of a summary offense if he discards or abandons in any place accessible to children any refrigerator or icebox having a capacity of 1.5 cubic feet or more with an attached lid or door, or being the owner, lessee or manager of any place accessible to children knowingly permits an abandoned or discarded refrigerator, icebox or chest to remain there with an attached lid or door.
(b) Effect of violation.--A violation of this section shall not in itself render a person guilty of manslaughter, assault or other crime against a person who may suffer death or injury from entrapment in an icebox or refrigerator.
Now if they stripped it all out and put a couple holes to insure if a child gets trapped they wont suffocate that may fly but I still would not put anything out a child could get trapped in. That's why most outside pantry's are smaller and up on poles or posts.
Myself and others expressed our concerns on Facebook and i saw it outside on porch of the Braddocks Battle field museum today. Hopefully they will rethink this and se if it can be put inside museum where it can be supervised.
In mean time great job those who painted it.
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