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[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?

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It's a ridiculous overreaction- the kids are now with relatives and the mother lost her job amd is charged with a crime. She made a bad decision that would likely have left no lasting harm. Now the entire family is screwed. Neighbor should have talked with the family- not called the cops. 
I would knock in the door if I saw something like this-- then kept an eye out. [/quote]

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