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I'm not a helicopter, but I'm also not assuming it was all rainbows and sunshine.   something caused the people to call the police.   I don't know if there was something bad going on, but you don't either.[/quote]

Your reasoning is that something bad must have been going on, because otherwise the people wouldn't have called the police.[/quote]

Nope, once again, my reasoning is that something bad "MIGHT" have been going on, because otherwise people wouldn't have called the police.  One person? Yeah, that person might just be nuts.  But two different people on different occasions?  That merits a bit more agnosticism.[/quote]

The bad thing that was going on, which led to the calls, was two children walking without parents. Nobody has said otherwise.

What would you do if you saw a six-year-old and a ten-year-old walking without a parent?[/quote]

Not true that nobody has said otherwise.  The police report said they were stopped by a parking garage -- clearly for long enough for someone to observe them, call the police, and the police to show up.  So was that 5 minutes?  10 minutes?  I don't know.  But I do know that's not just walking home from the park.

What would I do if I saw a 6yo and a 10yo walking without a parent?  Depends on where and how they seemed.  If it was in my neighborhood and they seemed scared, I'd probably approach them and ask if I could help and where they lived.  If it was really nearby, I'd go to where they said they lived and tell the parents nicely.   If it was in my neighborhood and they seemed happy and on their way, I'd probably keep an eye from a distance and my hand on my phone in case something came up.  If it was outside the residential neighborhood and more commercial, I'd probably keep an eye as long as I could, hoping adults would show up, and then if I had to go before they showed up, I would probably call the police.  I wouldn't like doing it, but I would feel like I had to. [/quote]

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