Sammy Chapman, forever 16, was a smart young man, good in school, a football player, a curious boy who planned to become the world’s first trillionaire. One day, a drug dealer reached out to Sammy on Snapchat and offered him something for free off of a colorful drug menu. While we were asleep this dealer delivered a counterfeit drug to our home, like a pizza, containing a lethal does of fentanyl. His brother found him dead on the floor the next day.
We asked the police to contact Snap Inc. to find out the information on the dealer’s profile. They told us “Snap doesn’t help the police.” We found out later that Snap Inc. was letting the dealers know when law enforcement inquired about their profile. They knew drugs were being dealt to the millions of children on their platform and did nothing to stop it. Snapchat became the drug dealer’s main way of reaching children and young adults.
The drug dealer was offering drugs to minors for free in the hope of addicting them and having them as paying customers in the future. Everyone involved knew they were committing crimes against children. Sammy’s death was no accident. It was murder.
Samuel
Sammy’s Dad