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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]YES, it is a crime here.

The guard did an excellent job. Good for him.[/quote]

No, it’s not a “crime”. [/quote]
What do you call it when something is "against the law" ? Are you trying to be cutesy and call it "non-lawful" or something? Yes, it's a crime. [/quote]

It’s not a crime.[/quote]

In Maryland, it is a crime. I don't necessarily agree that it's unsafe at seven, but it is a misdemeanor, so I didn't do it.[/quote]
No it’s not, unless child is under 4.[/quote]

https://law.justia.com/codes/maryland/2005/gfl/5-801.html

(a)      A person who is charged with the care of a child under the age of 8 years may not allow the child to be locked or confined in a dwelling, building, enclosure, or motor vehicle while the person charged is absent and the dwelling, building, enclosure, or motor vehicle is out of the sight of the person charged unless the person charged provides a reliable person at least 13 years old to remain with the child to protect the child.

(b)      A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment not exceeding 30 days, or both

I've represented people who were charged under this section. It's absolutely a crime, up to age 8.[/quote]

Crazy.  I was a paid baby sitter at 11 in the great state of Maryland. [/quote]

Do you use an 11 (or even 12 yo) babysitter for your kids today?[/quote]

Developmentally children who were 11 then are the same as the kids who are 11 now, there are just different expectations. We haven’t changed human development that much, unless you are talking about puberty onset, which has moved younger making this an even sillier argument.

And, no, my mom moved in with us when my Dad died, so we can be cheap and never have to pay a sitter. She gets paid in free housing, utilities, groceries, love and laughter. [/quote]

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