Parents Charged with Neglect - Child Playing in Yard
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Why was he not inside the house on his XBox? Why was he not inside the house on the computer? Why was he not in the house stuffing his gullet full of food? Oh the inhumanity! 
This is getting ridiculous, people! Kids have spent entire days outside playing and lived.
This is getting ridiculous, people! Kids have spent entire days outside playing and lived.
One of my favorite things I like to say about my Mama, said it on here more than once so I reckon the precedent's been set, here goes...
My Mama loved me so much, that she allowed me to go outside with the opportunity to kill myself each and everyday, in fact she insisted on it.
"Get your little ass out of this house and don't come back til supper time, and don't you dare be late..and boy if your bleeding you best stay on the porch, you ain't to be bleedin' on my rugs!'
Um, evidently I bled a lot when I was a mean lil' motor scooter, I remember those words clear as day
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Yeah guess my Mama'd get life in the electric chair today, just for lovin' me, well me, and of course clean floors;-)
My Mama loved me so much, that she allowed me to go outside with the opportunity to kill myself each and everyday, in fact she insisted on it.
"Get your little ass out of this house and don't come back til supper time, and don't you dare be late..and boy if your bleeding you best stay on the porch, you ain't to be bleedin' on my rugs!'
Um, evidently I bled a lot when I was a mean lil' motor scooter, I remember those words clear as day
.Yeah guess my Mama'd get life in the electric chair today, just for lovin' me, well me, and of course clean floors;-)
One of my favorite things I like to say about my Mama, said it on here more than once so I reckon the precedent's been set, here goes...
My Mama loved me so much, that she allowed me to go outside with the opportunity to kill myself each and everyday, in fact she insisted on it.
"Get your little ass out of this house and don't come back til supper time, and don't you dare be late..and boy if your bleeding you best stay on the porch, you ain't to be bleedin' on my rugs!'
Um, evidently I bled a lot when I was a mean lil' motor scooter, I remember those words clear as day
Yeah guess my Mama'd get life in the electric chair today, just for lovin' me, well me, and of course clean floors;-)
Me too. I was only allowed in the house when it was dark.
I'd sue the coppers for using my backyard as a toilet. I hope they didn't kill the bougainvillea.........
This is getting absolutely ridiculous. I was like you guys above. Weekends and holidays, I was out of the house all day. I might pop by and say hi, but otherwise, my family had no idea where I was.
I realize today's world is different, but we are losing our minds.
I realize today's world is different, but we are losing our minds.
When I was 11, I was babysitting other people's kids.
SMH i wish someone would try to get me in trouble for letting my kids play outside
can't believe this.
can't believe this.
In this case, I think the police were erring on the side of caution. The kid was locked outside--not just playing outside by choice--and had no idea where his parents were (in case of emergency). Right or wrong, we live in a litigious society; had something happened to the kid and the cops knew he was alone, incommunicado with parents, and locked outside, they could be held liable. I'm not saying he shouldn't be outside or playing, but this is a reality now. If the parents had been home or the kid could contact them readily, chances are cops would have checked on him(they'd have to, once notified by neighbors), got the info, and moved along.
I'd be sitting in prison for what I allowed my children to do at that age. My two and two neighborhood children would ride their bikes to a small strip mall. They had money to call home first thing on arrival- no cells back then- call again when ready to leave for home. This wasn't just around the corner, but a good half hour bike ride. In Fl in the summer. Back roads, no Hwy crossing.
I'm like most above- outside to pay- all day- sunset came and you best be home for din. Neighbors watched children.
And in response to the issue stated in the article: no access to Emergency services, shelter, food-- there was always "that" neighbor who took the time to call the police. If she could see the child- he was in distance to go there if needed.
And an officer relieving himself in the yard- how about a charge against him. Man, the world has moved on...........
I'm like most above- outside to pay- all day- sunset came and you best be home for din. Neighbors watched children.
And in response to the issue stated in the article: no access to Emergency services, shelter, food-- there was always "that" neighbor who took the time to call the police. If she could see the child- he was in distance to go there if needed.
And an officer relieving himself in the yard- how about a charge against him. Man, the world has moved on...........
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When I was a kid, I think most of my drinking water came from a hose.
Gawd.... I grew up hiking, fishing, horseback riding, hunting, and working like a man. I would wander so far away from home on my hikes or horse rides that I was out of cell range. Not that there was the best service out there in the willywags anyhow, but that doesn't change the fact that I'd purposefully hike or ride out of it. My friends and I rode in the back of the pickup without seat belts, (and yeah, someone tried to call the cops on my folks for that. I don't remember it making much of a difference, other than my being told to "get down" if anyone passed by.) and guns were left out ALL THE TIME. I was trusted to be left alone with big azz handguns from the time I could walk. But, country life is different. We were an hour away from "civilization" in either direction, and the county Sherriff basically told my folks that we were on our own. I liked that though. We were all actually free to live life as we saw fit. No big city idiots looking over our shoulders telling us what to do. (my apologies to the sane, intelligent people that live in cities. I know they exist, but they seem to be on the endangered species list...)
Agree with all.
If I noticed something like that I would have gone over to check. Offer a phone to call parents or just tell the young man to come over if he gets hot, tired, thirsty and keep an eye on him.
(Saturday mornings! Make a sandwich, chips, cookies and a canteen. Grab a book and jump on my bike. At the hottest part of the day, find some shade, eat my sack lunch and read my book. When it starts to cool off, back on my bike and head home. Yay!)
If I noticed something like that I would have gone over to check. Offer a phone to call parents or just tell the young man to come over if he gets hot, tired, thirsty and keep an eye on him.
(Saturday mornings! Make a sandwich, chips, cookies and a canteen. Grab a book and jump on my bike. At the hottest part of the day, find some shade, eat my sack lunch and read my book. When it starts to cool off, back on my bike and head home. Yay!)
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Sadly, this is true. If the police were called and hadn't done anything, if at some time this kid was locked out of the house and got hurt there could be a lawsuit.
Does anyone know why the kid was locked out when the parents weren't home?
Another sad thing is that back in the olden days a kid wandering the neighborhood could count on just about anyone who was home helping him if he got lost or hurt. I remember walking up to the doors of total strangers and asking to use their phone to call my mom when I crashed my bike, or my sister needed a bandaid. Kids don't have that kind of safety net today in most communities.
Having worked contracts for children's services, I would say that this was totally foolish on the part of welfare and the cops. There are some very real cruel cases of child abuse out there. This only serves to make child welfare look bad and out of reach with families. Use common horse sense for pity's sake. If you cannot do that, work elsewhere. Nothing gets accomplished by this kind of behaviour.