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Re:Mom Handcuffed, Jailed for 8-Year-Old Son Walking Half a ... by vlunkr on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @02:01PM (#33628610)
> the law in question shouldn't even be on the books in the first place

Based on the article, it's not clear that they are breaking any law, and in fact Texas passed the Reasonable Childhood Independence law that should allow this. Lots of people are to blame here, but the cops escalated by arresting her on a flimsy basis. The incident could have stopped there.

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Re:Mom Handcuffed, Jailed for 8-Year-Old Son Walking Half a ... by pdonis on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @02:08PM (#33628727)
> Based on the article, it's not clear that they are breaking any law, and in fact Texas passed the Reasonable Childhood Independence law that should allow this.

The article points out that that Texas law did not change the criminal code, so even though it was no longer a family law violation (hence CPS dismissed the case), it was still technically a criminal violation (hence the mom still had to plea bargain or go to trial).

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