At 10 we were always miles away on bikes, and then came home for dinner.
Investigating the people who threaten them is not an option, I guess.
Evidently the cops can’t keep the town safe enough for kids to walk down the road.
I would say this...having been around some parts of Maryland...if this area in question is Baltimore, then the cops were right. Even some areas of Rockville....are not that friendly.
This is weird, stupid, creepy, and totalitarian.
Aha - the Stasi from The Peoples’ Republic of Maryland is alive and well, I see.
Memo to Slate: This is the nanny state you all advocated for and voted for; welcome to the new world you created.
And NOW you have second thoughts.
I think the 6 year old is too young to walk home ALONE, but with a 10 year old sibling, I don’t see a problem with it. Especially in their own neighborhood, during the day. When I was 10 years old I went everywhere by myself.
They have gotten crazy about this stuff. I’ve heard of parents being charged for leaving kids in the car for just a few minutes while a parent runs into a store or somewhere for 5 or 10 minutes. That’s insane! When I was a young kid, I waited in the car MANY times, and no one thought anything of it.
Idiocy.....
American society has deteriorated since I was a kid. Walking home “alone” did not get the police arresting your parents.
Safety and trust are gone in the USA.
50 years of liberalism has destroyed what once was a great country, but isn’t any longer.
Sign zee papers or CPS will take your children away.
Police Investigate Family for Letting Their Kids Walk Home Alone.
Police give guns to kids when out walking alone.
There fixed it
What is the statistical probability that these two children would come to harm walking home? Compare that with the probability of them being injured driving in a car with their family. Compare that with the probability of a lightning strike. Compare it with the probability of an adverse reaction to medication or food.
Unless you forbid any activity with a higher probability then screw off.
Hell, people should read the entire article.
Initially the father wasn’t cooperative by refusing to show his ID when the police showed up, then six other cars show up. They basically threaten to kill him when he goes upstairs. CPS shows up, and they threaten to kidnap(my words) their children if he didn’t sign papers! They also went to their school and asked the children questions without the parents present.
What in the hell has become of this country?!
Yet the somali families down the block let their 2 and 3 year olds wonder alone for blocks and then yell at the neighboring 8 year olds to watch them better.
” The police asked for the father’s ID, and when he refused, called six patrol cars as backup. Alexander went upstairs, and the police called out that if he came down with anything else in his hand “shots would be fired,”
When did the constitution get amended to allow fascism?
Were the children walking without helmets, knee and elbow pads, shin guards and mouth protectors?
“Free range” is for chickens, so they can lead a happy life before they are slaughtered and sent to the supermarket.
It is not for kids.
Typical. The police amp it up to a shooting situation at the drop of a hat.
from the article: “or laissez-faire parents who let their children roam wherever”
as if that’s somehow a bad thing???
What a bunch of panty-waisted namby-pams!
I swear I am so glad I am past raising kids...we would be in the wilds of Alaska or some place...How DARE these cops and cps-ers[99% women...bet on it] think they have the right to say ANYTHING about kids being kids.
At the age of 5, I walked to and from kindergarten alone. I was walked home for a few weeks, then after they were sure I knew the way, they let me go on my own. Both parents worked. When I was 6 and in first grade, it was my job to walk my sister home from her kindergarten. Different times. Had to cross a couple big roads and train tracks. Froze a couple times. Frankly, I wouldn’t let my kids walk to school in a similar neighborhood until maybe age 10 or 12, but it depends on the distance, route and neighborhood. What these parents did is great. It’s none of the government’s business if the parents have chosen to let their kids learn how to be independent.