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Mom Jailed for Letting 10-Year-Old Walk Alone to Town

reason.com Mom jailed for letting 10-year-old walk alone to town

It was dinnertime on October 30, 2024, when police handcuffed Brittany Patterson in front of three of her four children and drove her to the station in

"I was not panicking as I know the roads and know he is mature enough to walk there without incident," says Brittany Patterson.

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"You're not watching your kid enough, so we're putting you in jail away from the kids you're supposed to be watching."

Why are cops such fucking idiots? Even if I agreed with their judgement (which I definitely do not) it would be the wrong solution.
It's funny, the world is safer now then it was in the 70s when I was a kid. We used to go outside and play until the street lights went out. And the crime rate is actually lower now than it was back then.
- there was a whole fucking campaign in the 80s - it's 10pm, do you know where your kids are?
  
  fuck me it's like these assholes come from another timeline
  
  "You forgot your kids exist, go check to see if they're alive."
Sounds like that sheriff aught to be in jail! What a cuntbrain!

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