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Mom Jailed for Letting 10-Year-Old Walk Alone to Town (reason.com)

submitted 1 week ago by TokenBoomer to c/progressivepolitics

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"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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[–] Kintarian 26 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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.

[–] mojofrododojo 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] TexasDrunk 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"You forgot your kids exist, go check to see if they're alive."

[–] mojofrododojo 4 points 1 week ago

cocaine baby the 80s were wild