People, you are likely not a monster parent but the CPA and police are there to try to find the rare monsters. I understand resisting someone making rules for how you parent, and I support "free range" roaming "liberty fry" eating parenting, but just let the CPA search your house, see all is well, interview your kids. If they don't find dead bodies in your basement they will probably move along.
Parents investigated for neglect after letting kids walk home alone
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Re: Parents investigated for neglect after letting kids walk home alone
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So you agree with keeping your child indoors because of the risk of a neighbor filing a false complaint? That is sad.
Where exactly did I say that? You seem to love putting words into peoples mouths.
Did you not see the question mark? It was unclear if you agreed with the OP that keeps his kids indoors.
Re: Parents investigated for neglect after letting kids walk home alone
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In most of the world children ride around two or three-up on the back of their parents' motorcycles with no helmets or insurance. North Americans are paranoid freaks in comparison.
I meant safety precautions against crime. I think that's what the article was about, though maybe social services had other concerns as well.
As a parent I would not be afraid of crime but of traffic.
Re: Parents investigated for neglect after letting kids walk home alone
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In much of Suburbia you'll at least get some funny looks walking along certain streets, unless you're obviously out specifically for exercise (wearing exercise clothes, walking/jogging with a purpose) or otherwise have some sort of suspicion-shield, like a stroller, and aren't wearing clothes that look too cheap or dirty. Skin color is probably also a factor. Walking to get places is for criminals or poor people :-(
I don't know what places you are referring to as "much of Suburbia", but a large number of us who read HN live in Silicon Valley suburbs where you see people walking around all the time. Kids on skateboards, groups of young, Indian software developers, joggers, solo guys like me walking along listening to podcasts, old Chinese couples, parents walking over to a student-teacher conference, teens walking over to friend…
Los Gatos / Monte Sereno has places where walking is fine and other places where walking is just weird. As a visitor it used to be confusing working out which was which.
Gilroy Outlets are separated by roads and it's really hard to cross from one bit to the other. Part of the reason it's so hard to cross is that drivers just aren't used to seeing pedestrians at the various crosswalks and they seem to forget the rules of the road - they sort of stop and wave you over. That's nice but dangerous because other cars are not stopping unless the lights tell them too.
Sand Diego had some similarly confusing bits where walking is fien and other bits where walking was for weirdos.
So, even though this is very likited experience, I sympathise with people who say that walking as a mode of transport is an oddity.
Re: Parents investigated for neglect after letting kids walk home alone
#105Earlier quoted context omitted.
Where exactly did I say that? You seem to love putting words into peoples mouths.
Did you not see the question mark? It was unclear if you agreed with the OP that keeps his kids indoors.
I saw the question mark. I also read the judgment right afterwards.