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Re:Mom Handcuffed, Jailed for 8-Year-Old Son Walking Half a ... by fluidcruft on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @02:35PM (#33629243)
You can't really say what other alternatives were available beyond that this is what the family preferred. The grandparents were available and that's what they chose.
Re:Mom Handcuffed, Jailed for 8-Year-Old Son Walking Half a ... by emodendroket on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @02:37PM (#33629273)
Do you think non-relatives are volunteering to supervise your parenting around the clock?
Re:Mom Handcuffed, Jailed for 8-Year-Old Son Walking Half a ... by handoflixue on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @04:47PM (#33631201)
They could just do what we do with every other crime, and only punish people AFTER we find that they're guilty. You say this like the parents absolutely NEEDED to be supervised, despite saying "we only did this because we didn't realize it was illegal" - this is not exactly a High Threat situation.

If CPS is going to force this sort of thing on parents, they could also reasonably be expected to compensate for the involved expenses - force CPS to pay for a nanny if CPS really thinks that's essential. If CPS can't afford to do that, then we as a society have already voted that the nanny wasn't actually worth the cost.