Parents Charged with Neglect - Child Playing in Yard

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hipmamajen

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...I concur with all the above ruffled feathers and ALSO what SkiMom is saying....my question is, if the fu*kin' neighbor was all het up about the kid "being abandoned", why the bleeding hell didn't she invite the kid over...Jes*s Jumpin' Criminey!!!!!.....

Because then she'd be the creepy neighbor lady with the weird motives. "Who knows what she does over there with the local kids? You know, she didn't even ask if she could have him over, she just took advantage of a time the kid seemed to be in a bad situation. I bet she's got plans for him. She's probably been grooming him for a while now. We should keep our eye on her!"
 

GNTLGNT

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Because then she'd be the creepy neighbor lady with the weird motives. "Who knows what she does over there with the local kids? You know, she didn't even ask if she could have him over, she just took advantage of a time the kid seemed to be in a bad situation. I bet she's got plans for him. She's probably been grooming him for a while now. We should keep our eye on her!"
...sadly you are correct...
 

FlakeNoir

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Because then she'd be the creepy neighbor lady with the weird motives. "Who knows what she does over there with the local kids? You know, she didn't even ask if she could have him over, she just took advantage of a time the kid seemed to be in a bad situation. I bet she's got plans for him. She's probably been grooming him for a while now. We should keep our eye on her!"
Ack! Our worlds/experiences are quite different. It is nothing here to see a neighbour kid home early from school before parents... they just end up congregating on our front lawn, playing with my youngest on the trampoline, or on the front steps with my lil guys lego or cars or whatever... occasionally I'll throw extra food at them.
NZ is still fairly laid back with child-rearing. (some might say too laid back at times--we do have far too many 'at risk' kids and kid injuries/deaths per capita. Most of those are from family members, sadly.)
What I'm trying to say is, I suppose... it it normal to see a kid in need and to just fix the problem for them--we don't seem to have the same level of 'busy-body' fear going on.
 

Spideyman

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Ack! Our worlds/experiences are quite different. It is nothing here to see a neighbour kid home early from school before parents... they just end up congregating on our front lawn, playing with my youngest on the trampoline, or on the front steps with my lil guys lego or cars or whatever... occasionally I'll throw extra food at them.
NZ is still fairly laid back with child-rearing. (some might say too laid back at times--we do have far too many 'at risk' kids and kid injuries/deaths per capita. Most of those are from family members, sadly.)
What I'm trying to say is, I suppose... it it normal to see a kid in need and to just fix the problem for them--we don't seem to have the same level of 'busy-body' fear going on.

sound like it used be in many places in the States, Flake. Thank you for being you and opening your kindness to other children.
 

skimom2

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Because then she'd be the creepy neighbor lady with the weird motives. "Who knows what she does over there with the local kids? You know, she didn't even ask if she could have him over, she just took advantage of a time the kid seemed to be in a bad situation. I bet she's got plans for him. She's probably been grooming him for a while now. We should keep our eye on her!"
Exactly. Unless the neighborhood is a close one and the parents interact regularly, she would be taking a risk. It is very sad. And if the neighbor was a man (I don't remember if the reporting neighbor was identified in the story), the risk is magnified.
 

Kurben

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This sounds to me foolish. My parents would be behind bars thats for sure. 11-years old. I did a lot when i was 11. What makes me wonder is the ones who called the cops. Why? He wasnt complaining or had pains or anything. If they were worried go over and ask if he is allright. Do you need any help? And the cops of course had to come there if called but why not act with a little more sense. If it was necessary to take the kid away, (which i doubt) do that and then talk to the parents about whatever was wrong and let them go home again. To bother courts with this is ridiculous. And to say if that and that happened is not a good thing. What if a metor crashed in the backyard? My grandma used to say that if If hadn't been the old lady would have shoot the bear with a broom.
 

hipmamajen

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Ack! Our worlds/experiences are quite different. It is nothing here to see a neighbour kid home early from school before parents... they just end up congregating on our front lawn, playing with my youngest on the trampoline, or on the front steps with my lil guys lego or cars or whatever... occasionally I'll throw extra food at them.
NZ is still fairly laid back with child-rearing. (some might say too laid back at times--we do have far too many 'at risk' kids and kid injuries/deaths per capita. Most of those are from family members, sadly.)
What I'm trying to say is, I suppose... it it normal to see a kid in need and to just fix the problem for them--we don't seem to have the same level of 'busy-body' fear going on.

Stay that way, Flake! Don't let NZ turn into the U.S. :(
 

Aloysius Nell

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Speaking as a patrol cop, this is ridiculous - UNLESS we are not getting the whole story. Media outlets frequently misrepresent the story to make police look stupid. I've been the victim of it myself.

If I were sent on that call, I would talk to the kid, make sure he wasn't learning impaired or anything that would place him in danger, and make sure he knew where to go if he needed anything (neighbor, nearby store, etc.) Then make a quick note on the computer and off to the next call.

CPS is the devil. Unfortunately, they are necessary for the extreme cases, but they are seriously out of whack.
 

blunthead

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Speaking as a patrol cop, this is ridiculous - UNLESS we are not getting the whole story. Media outlets frequently misrepresent the story to make police look stupid. I've been the victim of it myself.

If I were sent on that call, I would talk to the kid, make sure he wasn't learning impaired or anything that would place him in danger, and make sure he knew where to go if he needed anything (neighbor, nearby store, etc.) Then make a quick note on the computer and off to the next call.

CPS is the devil. Unfortunately, they are necessary for the extreme cases, but they are seriously out of whack.
They do. You can't swing a dead cat without hitting a TV or newspaper twisting a story against the police. I realize that sometimes a policeman or two will actually betray the public trust and cross a line, but nowadays the public receives a story skewed to side with the "victim" when there is no victim, or to victimize the police. It's disgusting, and it's scary how many people are ignorant that this is happening.
 

staropeace

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Speaking as a patrol cop, this is ridiculous - UNLESS we are not getting the whole story. Media outlets frequently misrepresent the story to make police look stupid. I've been the victim of it myself.

If I were sent on that call, I would talk to the kid, make sure he wasn't learning impaired or anything that would place him in danger, and make sure he knew where to go if he needed anything (neighbor, nearby store, etc.) Then make a quick note on the computer and off to the next call.

CPS is the devil. Unfortunately, they are necessary for the extreme cases, but they are seriously out of whack.
You have the right atitude.
 

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PatInTheHat

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You can't swing a dead cat AT ALL anymore...what's this country coming to?
Me, I am 100% all for not being allowed to be swingin' any dead cats, not even at special dead cat swing 'em and chuck 'em targets, much less all willy nilly like, just sayin'...hmm, dead anythings come to think on it, though perhaps that's just quirky lil' ol' me