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Re:Connecticut Parents Arrested for Letting Kids Walk to Dun... by spamizbad on Thursday February 02, 2023 @09:17AM (#34626769)
You’re getting downvoted but what you’re saying is kinda true. What typically spurned these laws was an actual tragedy: a parent had their child run to the store to buy something, child was abducted, family was devastated, and then worked to pass some law that makes it illegal for children under a certain age to be unaccompanied by an adult. Well-meaning but ultimately way too restrictive: what happened to their child was a freak tragedy, not a common occurrence.

Personally, as a parent, I hate these laws. I want my son to be able to explore the neighborhood, have fun, do outside chores etc without myself or my wife monitoring him. Imo forcing parents to be glued to their kids 24/7 makes life more stressful for everyone.

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Re:Connecticut Parents Arrested for Letting Kids Walk to Dun... by epistemer on Thursday February 02, 2023 @09:41AM (#34627105)
There is no going back though. No politician is going to risk repealing this type of law and then have their career destroyed when a single crime happens against a kid that this law would have "prevented".

People bashing the cops for this is bullshit too. The cops are the bad guys either way. They enforce the law and they are the bad guys. Something happens to a kid with this law in place and then they are also the bad guy for not doing their job.

The solution to all this is simply to not have children. It is just another of the near daily reminders of how great it is to be child free.

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Re:Connecticut Parents Arrested for Letting Kids Walk to Dun... by avisser on Thursday February 02, 2023 @09:30AM (#34626952)
Bad laws notwithstanding, I think GP getting downvoted for giving police the benefit of the doubt. In today's America, I think it's fair to be a skeptic first when it comes to the cops.
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Re:Connecticut Parents Arrested for Letting Kids Walk to Dun... by andrew_ on Thursday February 02, 2023 @09:35AM (#34627020)
Skeptic yes, but OP passed hard judgement. If OP would have speculated or suggested a possible cause, that would be healthy skepticism. OP is dripping with bias and preconceived notion.
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Re:Connecticut Parents Arrested for Letting Kids Walk to Dun... by CoastalCoder on Thursday February 02, 2023 @10:10AM (#34627549)
> I think GP getting downvoted for giving police the benefit of the doubt.

FWIW, I'm not giving anyone the benefit of the doubt. I'm simply withholding judgment, which (hopefully) is more neutral.

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