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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Police-Teacher-Locked-Son-Out-of-House-in-Cold-as-Punishment-375101541.html  What do you think?

It appears that it was about 41 degrees at the time.  The story doesn't indicate how long the child was out there.  I can see it being a problem if it was for an extended time (i.e. maybe more than 20-30 min.), but is this really a "crime" if it was for 15 min. or less?  It was later at night and I get that the kid wasn't happy about it.... but we're not talking about a 3 yr. old who can't process this or who could get hurt.  It seems like overkill to me.  People can hit their kids and it's just "disciplining the kid" -- but putting your kid out for some time out is a felony?

What do you think?[/quote]

I remember in another thread there were many parents who claimed it's perfectly normal for their kids to be outside in 40 degree weather for hours wearing Tshirts.  They claimed kids don't get sick or anything, that it's OK to wear flip flops too.[/quote]

My kids insisted on wearing shorts to school yesterday, in 40 degree weather.  They claimed they were not cold during recess.  And I agree with the other poster about kids shivering in the pool and not wanting to come out.  My kids do the same.  Lips are turning blue, they are clearly shivering, and even when I insist they come out, they don't want to.

I think we've gone overboard in our nanny state. Cops should've just given her a warning, but now the family's lives are ruined, and the boy is probably more scared from seeing the mother get hauled away than the time spent outside in the cold; and the daughter is probably scared now, too.  And  the mom is now getting no income.  And if they lose the home, they will now be homeless, too.

This could've been handled so differently as to cause the minimalist amount of suffering all around.[/quote]

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