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<blockquote data-quote="slsh" data-source="post: 508954" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>I read this yesterday and really, I don't think there's enough info - is it a rural area, did the child have to cross busy streets (4 lanes, etc.)? But I will say I think arresting her is beyond ridiculous - the child could have been "injured or abducted"? Yes, true, but it could have been a 1-block walk and you can still say the child is in danger on that basis. Seems a bit arbitrary. And as far as his comment about his mom will beat him... major grain of salt (remembering thank you screaming at the top of his lungs in a grocery store "DON'T BEAT ME AGAIN" - as if). I don't think it's unreasonable for a check on the home and kid to make sure there's not abuse going on, but in my book making a kid walk to school because he got himself thrown off the bus is not abuse.</p><p></p><p>Personally, I would have followed him in the car to make sure he was safe (in fact, did that with Weeburt when he was in elementary school and had just pushed me way too far with- his dilly-dallying in the mornings). And I will admit that this year is the first year I let Diva walk alone to school - it's about 3/4 mile, very populated route - because I do worry about bad things happening.</p><p></p><p>But no, I think the police completely overstepped reasonable boundaries by arresting her.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slsh, post: 508954, member: 8"] I read this yesterday and really, I don't think there's enough info - is it a rural area, did the child have to cross busy streets (4 lanes, etc.)? But I will say I think arresting her is beyond ridiculous - the child could have been "injured or abducted"? Yes, true, but it could have been a 1-block walk and you can still say the child is in danger on that basis. Seems a bit arbitrary. And as far as his comment about his mom will beat him... major grain of salt (remembering thank you screaming at the top of his lungs in a grocery store "DON'T BEAT ME AGAIN" - as if). I don't think it's unreasonable for a check on the home and kid to make sure there's not abuse going on, but in my book making a kid walk to school because he got himself thrown off the bus is not abuse. Personally, I would have followed him in the car to make sure he was safe (in fact, did that with Weeburt when he was in elementary school and had just pushed me way too far with- his dilly-dallying in the mornings). And I will admit that this year is the first year I let Diva walk alone to school - it's about 3/4 mile, very populated route - because I do worry about bad things happening. But no, I think the police completely overstepped reasonable boundaries by arresting her. [/QUOTE]
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