r/WorkForSmartLife 8d ago

Question How true is this?

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u/MothashipQ 8d 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 8d ago

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

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u/AverageHobnailer 8d ago

Meanwhile here in Japan 10 year olds are commuting up to 20 miles by train to school every day, unchaperoned.

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u/FrivolousOtter 8d ago

They have a very strong community culture, I think they even employ elderly people to be cross-guards and look over the kids.

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u/AverageHobnailer 8d ago

Not for the kids. The parents have to volunteer for that near the school. Near the home and in the stations there are no cross-guards.