Mom Handcuffed, Jailed for 8-Year-Old Son Walking Half a Mile

Re:Mom Handcuffed, Jailed for 8-Year-Old Son Walking Half a ... by bhelkey on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @01:45PM (#33628348)

> Sure the police could in theory neglect to do their job which is enforcing the law but then they'd probably just get fired and replaced by police who did do their job.

>> the Reasonable Childhood Independence law that Texas passed in 2021 ... clarifies that parents are allowed to let their kids engage in independent activities as long as they aren't putting them in serious, likely danger.

The police did not enforce the law. Hence the anger towards the police officers and the DA.

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Re:Mom Handcuffed, Jailed for 8-Year-Old Son Walking Half a ... by klipt on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @01:59PM (#33628586)

> Unfortunately, HB567 amended only family law, not criminal law. This meant the cops were still free to punish Wallace.

Legislators failed to change the criminal law.

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Re:Mom Handcuffed, Jailed for 8-Year-Old Son Walking Half a ... by trgn on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @04:14PM (#33630711)

but serious question, how does this violate criminal law?

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Re:Mom Handcuffed, Jailed for 8-Year-Old Son Walking Half a ... by 0xfeba on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @02:09PM (#33628744)

The RCI was family law, not criminal. But still, the police were just being assholes.

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