Anonymous
04/15/2015 13:59
Subject: Free-range kids picked up AGAIN by police
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Is not talking to strangers really a cardinal rule? We haven't taught our children that.
Obviously it is. These kids approached a stranger so he called the cops on them. It's a very dangerous thing to do, as we can see.
In a helicopter's mind, yes. That is why kids can't look adults in the eyes or talk legible that people can understand them. But they are "safe"
My kids can talk better than you can, apparently.
Anonymous
04/15/2015 13:59
Subject: Free-range kids picked up AGAIN by police
Anonymous wrote:But someone else's 6 year old might be fine, especially with a 10 year old sibling. You can choose for your 6 year old, but I should be free to choose for mine.
No. Laws are for the masses not individuals.
Anonymous
04/15/2015 13:59
Subject: Free-range kids picked up AGAIN by police
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If the kids weren't doing anything wrong, the police should have checked in with them and let them be on their way. Since what they were doing was not illegal.
They weren't being supervised. A 6 year old is not ok in that situation. If there were two 10 year olds it would have been a bit different.
Six-year-olds used to be ok in that situation. Six-year-olds in other countries still are ok in that situation. Why are modern American six-year-olds different?
Are they really? There is no way my six year old would be ok in this situation. Does he know how to get to the park and home, yes. He can do several (as well as many other places) but just because he can doesn't mean it is ok.
We aren't talking about other countries. You cannot even compare given cultures are so different.
Why are other countries irrelevant? Six-year-olds are six-year-olds. Other countries have roads, and cars, and parks, and playgrounds, and strangers, and urban areas, and parking garages, and all of the other dangers to children.
Anonymous
04/15/2015 13:59
Subject: Free-range kids picked up AGAIN by police
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If the kids weren't doing anything wrong, the police should have checked in with them and let them be on their way. Since what they were doing was not illegal.
They weren't being supervised. A 6 year old is not ok in that situation. If there were two 10 year olds it would have been a bit different.
Six-year-olds used to be ok in that situation. Six-year-olds in other countries still are ok in that situation. Why are modern American six-year-olds different?
Are they really? There is no way my six year old would be ok in this situation. Does he know how to get to the park and home, yes. He can do several (as well as many other places) but just because he can doesn't mean it is ok.
We aren't talking about other countries. You cannot even compare given cultures are so different.
IOW, modern American 6 year olds are and should be helpless, defenseless creatures.
Anonymous
04/15/2015 13:58
Subject: Free-range kids picked up AGAIN by police
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The guy who called said they were wandering around alone for 20 mins...so they weren't at the park. And they were meandering, not walking straight home. And they approached a strange man and asked to pet his dog...that's breaking the cardinal rule of not talking to strangers. These kids aren't equipped to be off on their own. This 911 call should be a wake up call for the parents.
There is NO doubt in my mind the guy who made the call was going to back peddle and make the situation sound so much worse. He initially said the kids were walking alone close a park. I bet he is embarrassed now that most people are saying how insane it is to call 911 on kids walking home from a park.
What? Now the caller is lying because what he said doesn't got your narrative? Get help. You're paranoid.
Anonymous
04/15/2015 13:58
Subject: Free-range kids picked up AGAIN by police
But someone else's 6 year old might be fine, especially with a 10 year old sibling. You can choose for your 6 year old, but I should be free to choose for mine.
Anonymous
04/15/2015 13:57
Subject: Free-range kids picked up AGAIN by police
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If the kids weren't doing anything wrong, the police should have checked in with them and let them be on their way. Since what they were doing was not illegal.
They weren't being supervised. A 6 year old is not ok in that situation. If there were two 10 year olds it would have been a bit different.
Six-year-olds used to be ok in that situation. Six-year-olds in other countries still are ok in that situation. Why are modern American six-year-olds different?
Are they really? There is no way my six year old would be ok in this situation. Does he know how to get to the park and home, yes. He can do several (as well as many other places) but just because he can doesn't mean it is ok.
We aren't talking about other countries. You cannot even compare given cultures are so different.
Anonymous
04/15/2015 13:57
Subject: Free-range kids picked up AGAIN by police
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
maybe she should stop orchestrating every moment of these kids life... she is manic
She's orchestrating every moment of these kids' lives AND she's neglecting them and un-supervising them and letting them wander around dangerous urban areas with parking garages for hours? How does that work?
You really need someone to answer that? This isn't about these kids, its about a movement and proving they are right about the parenting style.
Yes, I do need someone to answer that, please. You haven't answered it. How can you orchestrate every moment of a kid's life when the kid is spending hours at the park unsupervised?
Anonymous
04/15/2015 13:56
Subject: Free-range kids picked up AGAIN by police
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The guy who called said they were wandering around alone for 20 mins...so they weren't at the park. And they were meandering, not walking straight home. And they approached a strange man and asked to pet his dog...that's breaking the cardinal rule of not talking to strangers. These kids aren't equipped to be off on their own. This 911 call should be a wake up call for the parents.
He said he followed them from the moment they left the park. Maybe they took the long route, or were walking slowly, or that's how long it normally takes them to walk home.
What he did was stalking, but since his intentions were pure, it's okay.
If that's how long it normally takes, they were more than a mile from home.
Anonymous
04/15/2015 13:56
Subject: Free-range kids picked up AGAIN by police
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
maybe she should stop orchestrating every moment of these kids life... she is manic
She's orchestrating every moment of these kids' lives AND she's neglecting them and un-supervising them and letting them wander around dangerous urban areas with parking garages for hours? How does that work?
lol
it's all in the "parenting plan" (which you so conveniently deleted from the post you quoted.)
Anonymous
04/15/2015 13:55
Subject: Free-range kids picked up AGAIN by police
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
maybe she should stop orchestrating every moment of these kids life... she is manic
She's orchestrating every moment of these kids' lives AND she's neglecting them and un-supervising them and letting them wander around dangerous urban areas with parking garages for hours? How does that work?
You really need someone to answer that? This isn't about these kids, its about a movement and proving they are right about the parenting style.
Anonymous
04/15/2015 13:55
Subject: Free-range kids picked up AGAIN by police
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If the kids weren't doing anything wrong, the police should have checked in with them and let them be on their way. Since what they were doing was not illegal.
They weren't being supervised. A 6 year old is not ok in that situation. If there were two 10 year olds it would have been a bit different.
The point is that it isn't ILLEGAL for them to be walking down the street unsupervised, so the cop overreached his authority by detaining them.
No. It is not ILLEGAL for a cop to question the kids and check if their names are flagged with CPS, which they were, which makes it okay for them to be "detained".
Anonymous
04/15/2015 13:54
Subject: Free-range kids picked up AGAIN by police
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think its strange the 911 call didn't mention the suspicious homeless man.
backpedaling
Nope. Homeless man was seen by cop. Not caller. Again with the conspiracy theories.
Until Petula Dvorak hunts him down and tells us his sob story, I'm going with "alleged homeless man". If there was a sketchy homeless guy lurking around, the 911 caller would have mentioned it.
Anonymous
04/15/2015 13:54
Subject: Free-range kids picked up AGAIN by police
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If the kids weren't doing anything wrong, the police should have checked in with them and let them be on their way. Since what they were doing was not illegal.
They weren't being supervised. A 6 year old is not ok in that situation. If there were two 10 year olds it would have been a bit different.
Six-year-olds used to be ok in that situation. Six-year-olds in other countries still are ok in that situation. Why are modern American six-year-olds different?
Anonymous
04/15/2015 13:53
Subject: Free-range kids picked up AGAIN by police
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If the kids weren't doing anything wrong, the police should have checked in with them and let them be on their way. Since what they were doing was not illegal.
They weren't being supervised. A 6 year old is not ok in that situation. If there were two 10 year olds it would have been a bit different.
The point is that it isn't ILLEGAL for them to be walking down the street unsupervised, so the cop overreached his authority by detaining them.