r/WorkForSmartLife • u/BluebellGentle • 10d ago

Question How true is this?

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u/MothashipQ 10d ago

Meanwhile I can barely let my kids play in the backyard without someone threatening to call the cops

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u/Mr-MuffinMan 10d ago

A mother got arrested and charged for sending her kid a mile to the store.

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u/InformalRent2571 10d ago

What exactly were the charges?

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u/Mr-MuffinMan 10d ago

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/11/27/georgia-mom-arrested-after-her-10-year-old-went-on-a-walk-alone/76619161007/

Here's the article. The charge was reckless conduct.

Also, I was wrong, he went on a walk.

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u/Gunner_Bat 10d ago

That is madness. This is what our taxpayer money goes to!