Good question. Apparently missed the part where CPS kidnapped the kids about 6:PM when they were about half way home and didn't call the parents until 8:PM then wouldn't release them until 10:30.
My point is where were the parents , were they looking, did they know from last time DCF had them, did the kids have cell phones so the parents can keep in contact, was it cold, are there child molesters in the area, gangs, druggies?
Before we all pass judgment and tell each other how we were raised 60 years ago lets get all the facts.