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The pursuit began in the 3200 block of the Kanawha Turnpike in South Charleston. A person in one vehicle pointed a gun at people in another car, then left the scene.
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A Charleston man has been arrested and charged with felony child neglect.
A Charleston man has been arrested and charged with felony child neglect.
HUNTINGTON, West Virginia -
A bill that gets a little more consideration each year in the legislature calls for drug testing of anyone applying for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; otherwise known as welfare.
If House Bill 2527 becomes a law, any new applicant would be drug-tested, and there would be random drug tests for those already receiving assistance.
"I think it's pointless to do a drug test," says Tabbatha Thompson, who relies on welfare while she looks for another job. "It is an invasion of privacy to do a drug test, because in my opinion, it's peoples' personal business, not for everybody else in the world to know."
Another woman in a similar situation has an entirely different point of view.
Tabitha Meng says it upsets her to see others waste their lives away on drugs, while she, who does not do drugs, is using the system properly.
"I think it's wrong. If you're gonna go out and have kids, don't do drugs," says Meng.
The bill would give people a second chance.
If an applicant fails the first drug test, a second one is given 30 to 60 days later.
Failing the second drug test means an applicant is not eligible for welfare for two years, unless the applicant completes a treatment program. - In that case, an applicant could be eligible again in six months.
Ms. Meng likes the idea, and thinks it will help filter out those who put a strain on the system.
"I've known people that have called me up wanting to sell their food stamps to me for drugs and stuff like that," says Meng. "And I'm like that's just ridiculous. What's your problem?"
Ms. Thompson says the biggest problem would be dealing with users who pass drug tests anyway.
"Either way, you drug test them before they do it, and if they pass it they're still gonna use drugs," says Thompson. "I still think it's pointless to do a drug test, because it could really mess up a lot of people's having help from the state."
She says there are better ways to screen applicants, without invading privacy.
Others like Ms. Meng say drug testing is the next step toward fairness in the welfare system.
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