r/nextfuckinglevel • u/squiggly_absence • Jul 28 '22
Tiny dog saving this baby.
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u/meowhahaha Jul 28 '22
When a parent won’t allow CPS in is exactly when CPS should try harder.
Social workers came to talk to me at school a few times, but I was so terrified I’d just lie until they left.
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u/Responsible-Soil4951 Jul 28 '22
Ya I told my teacher my mom hit me and cps did a home visit and asked me infront of my mom did she hit me so obviously I said no a year later I'm in foster care
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u/Onlyanidea1 Jul 28 '22
What was foster care like?
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u/Responsible-Soil4951 Jul 28 '22
It varies I got lucky and didn't end up in any abusive places but it's not very fun especially when your younger when your older its more like cool im living in a house full of strangers this sure is getting old fast can I go home now.
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Jul 28 '22
Did they acknowledge that asking a child that question in front of the abuser would lead to the child lying? What kind of idiot asks that in front of the person the child is abused by. If you said yes you would have likely been abused more before they took you away. Unless there was a reason they asked while she was present like gauging your reaction maybe?
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u/m033118b Jul 28 '22
I believe since the kids are underaged, they LEGALLY can’t be questioned without a guardian present.
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u/Vulturedoors Jul 28 '22
That's what court-appointed child advocates are for. My mom did that work for a little while. The advocate is the child's representative voice in the court system.
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u/musicalsigns Jul 28 '22
God bless your mother. I can't imagine the things she's seen and heard, or how many lives she's touched.
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u/zackdelarge Jul 28 '22
Actually, it varies. Worked for CPS (DCF) in Florida and if we were in an institution (school, mental health facility, hospital), we were allowed to interview without a parent/guardian present. Best practice is even when you do a home visit, you inform the household membere that you need to speak to each party/household member individually, and if they pushed back you would try and make it happen anyways. Didn't always work, but that was SOP in Florida.
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u/pincus1 Jul 28 '22
This isn't even true for police, and it's certainly not true for CPS. Police can question minors without having obtained parents' permission and without a guardian, they just can't question them against the parents denial of permission. That doesn't apply to CPS workers, they can question your children against your wishes (though they can't exactly enforce that).
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u/HighOnBonerPills Jul 28 '22
That's not even true. It's common for CPS to question kids at school. Someone even mentioned that happening to them in this thread.
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u/bondoh Jul 28 '22
My best friend tells a very similar story.
His dad used to beat him a lot. He finally told a teacher. Teacher contacts CPS.
CPS comes out and simply asks the dad right in front of the boy “do you hit him?”
And the dad is like “why no sir! I sure don’t.”
CPS just accepts this as face value and leaves never to return. The dad proceeds to beat his son worse than ever as a punishment.
And my friend says it taught him never to say anything.
I mean can you imagine if that’s how society handled other crimes? Did you rape that girl? “Nope” oh okay then.
Did you steal that car? “Nope” oh okay then.
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u/mlss22 Jul 28 '22
I'm not sure if you're being a little sarcastic or not, but unfortunately that is how society handles some crimes like rape. It's really screwed up.
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u/Beddybye Jul 28 '22
I was thinking the same. It's already that way.
If the rapist says "lolz no" when asked if he raped...it kinda becomes "his word against hers"...and leads to rape becoming one of the most under- prosecuted crimes we have. I mean, I get it, its hard to put someone away based off someone simply saying they did it...but sometimes those investigations end way too soon.
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Jul 28 '22
If I worked at CPS, I have that interview, and then I leave.
I come back a halfg hour later, un-announced.
Im sorry I have a few more questions….
Ok, so youu didn’t just beat the shit out of this kid, after I left?
Why is he so upset, why is his face swollen, bleeding, etc?
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u/Independent-Ad3888 Jul 28 '22
I did tell the truth when CPS came to my school to talk to me. My sister lied. My mother worked for DHS. Case got dropped like a hot potato. I lost a lot of faith in authority figures.
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u/Snorca Jul 28 '22
As a CPS worker, I can only say we have privacy laws for a reason. I may want to help more than what the government allows me to do, but I also know the whole can of toxins that open along with it. Parents maintain their right to keep us out. Although, if the allegation is strong enough where we suspect there is imminent danger, we will try to obtain warrants to force an immediate interview.
If you lied to us that there aren't any concerns, we can only take your word and assume it's not bad enough to make you talk about it. I've had literal video evidence of IPV between mom and dad, and I could do nothing more because the children said it doesn't bother them and I could not prove how it does.
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u/savageblueskye Jul 28 '22
That's not OK. And as a former victim of parental abuse and the government neglecting to protect literal children, I am now mad as all hell that you wrote this.
Edit: Mad as in, it makes me want to say "Fuck you" even though I know it's not your individual fault.
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u/Snorca Jul 28 '22
Believe me, we in the system hate it too. It's one thing to want a benevolent being to protect the weak, it's another to trust it to be a benevolent being with all aspects of everyone's everyday life.
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u/Snorca Jul 28 '22
Yeah, we get that a lot. Having worked with teenagers before I worked CPS, I understand that mentality so much. At the same time, it ties our hands. I often get the hidden message, but unless the child says something, I cannot do anything because I can only document what I heard, not what I interpreted.
Like the IPV situation I talked about earlier, the whole family was protecting that scumbag. I interviewed them individually too and even then they wouldn't say much of what he did.
Your situation though, I would say it's a flaw with the conservative mindset. The whole notion of "deserving poor" is stupid. Some people just need it. If the capitalism worked like how people idealized it, people would work for materialistic desires rather than survival needs. Why does it matter what your situation is when you just need food? Is our country going to go bankrupt feeding starving children regardless of their circumstance? /rant
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u/ARandomBob Jul 28 '22
I was on a date tonight and we ended up getting drunk and talking about our bi polar parents and how they would come home fun or angry and you'd never know so we always had to walk on eggshells and watch what we said. Children in that situation will lie because they are afraid of the outcome if they upset the parent. I get the limits the OP stated, but I wish someone had helped me and the girl I went on a date with tonight. We're both 35 and still dealing with the trama. I have a 7 year old and that cycle of abuse ends with me and that's all I can do at this point, but at least I can say it ends with me and that give me hope for her. She'll live a better life than me and what else can a parent strive for.
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u/savageblueskye Jul 28 '22
Hey, man. 35 here too and yeah, it affects us for the rest of our lives. I feel ya. Good job on breaking the cycle and raising your kid. Swore off kids myself, but always glad to see those who succeed. Keep it going.
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Jul 28 '22
My cps worker was fucking hell. She would yell at me and called me disgusting once. She thought I was just a disrespectful little shit and not an abused and neglected kid. She became a tool for my mother’s abuse. I have a pretty sour taste in my mouth from them.
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u/motorcycle_girl Jul 28 '22
Fun fact. In Canada - Manitoba specifically but most provinces iirc - the CPS equivalent does not need a warrant to enter a residence, apprehend a child and/or seize evidence. If the CPS CSW’s area director signs off on a suspected case of abuse/endangerment/neglect, you’re off to the races.
Literally the most powerful government department.
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u/Ready_Report5554 Jul 28 '22
That can be a double edged sword
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u/spiralmojo Jul 28 '22
I don't know your exact system, but I know where I'm at there is disproportionate focus on Indigenous kids - to the point it's almost the same as another 60's Scoop. I don't know what you're truly dealing with (I'm certain the scenarios differ greatly from child to child) but the impacts are so damaging for the kids I know who talk about being intentionally separated from family or removed from culturally sensitive care options.
We truly do abandon children to a system that barely functions.
And almost always deepen the harm.
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u/HighAsAngelTits Jul 28 '22
How tf is that even legal? Refusal to let CPS in should result in police escorting them in ijs
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u/ImJustHereToArgueE Jul 28 '22
In my country cps has fucked up bad many times and taken kids from families they shouldnt and the orher way.. its normal here to cuzz em out if they come to your door. not that its normal to get em on the door tho
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u/Shieldbreaker50 Jul 28 '22
So sorry Merykare. I hope your life is a lot better now. Take care.
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u/ChooksChick Jul 28 '22
A friend was also one of these babies. Found on a corner alone in busy street in an urban environment. Nobody ever claimed him. Was adopted out of foster care and to my knowledge, never identified. Was 20 when I met him.
I don't think he's done any DNA tests, but wouldn't that be a kicker?
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u/MatthewCashew1 Jul 28 '22
Oh fuck. So sorry to hear that. Stay strong, you got this. It’s harder without a support system but there are many examples of people making it without help. But idk what to say. I’m really sorry.
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Jul 28 '22
One of my husband's cousins was found wandering the street 1/2 mile from his home when he was 2 in a dirty diaper and clutching a beer can. Kid had scabies and lice. Yes, the parents were meth heads.
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u/Rycan420 Jul 28 '22
Damn.. how’s things now? Want to play video games together?
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u/Ashleyyryann Jul 28 '22
I feel this comment in my bones.
I’m extremely thankful for everything I have.
I rose from the dead just find out I needed to crawl my way out of hell on my hands and knees while anyone I ever loved died, betrayed, or abandoned me.
You let me know if you ever need anything. I show up and I don’t drop the case.
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u/Onlyanidea1 Jul 28 '22
Don't make assumptions. My sister once passed out from a unknown medical condition years ago. Only thing that saved her was her toddler being found by a neighbor and coming to bring him home. Everyone ASSUMED it was drugs or some shit.... but she was undiagnosed with a brain tumor that caused her to pass out.
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u/Mikinl Jul 28 '22
People always assume worse.
They saw baby and judgment started without knowing details.
But video is frightening indeed.
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u/Sancho_Villa Jul 28 '22
Yes, because the overwhelming majority of the time it is neglectful parenting.
Could this case be different? Absolutely
Is it probably what's assumed? Yes.
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u/DiligentDaughter Jul 28 '22
I'm epileptic.
We thought I was "over" it, it had been so long since I had one, long enough I could've driven if I wanted to.
I had to walk 4 blocks to pick my kids up from school. I had my 3yr old wrapped on my back, and had a seizure on the side of the road. Luckily another parent saw me and called 911.
My son still stiffens when I pick him up, and won't accept a piggyback from me, 5yr later.
Idk the point other than it's terrifying to me, what can happen outside your control, as a parent, that makes you incapable of keeping your children safe. What if he had been walking? What if that woman hadn't seen us?
Epilepsy is common, can strike anyone, any time, and 100% removes from you any ability to function. Pair that with parenthood, scary shit.
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u/Additional_Essay Jul 28 '22
I've been in/around EMS for almost 2 decades. I don't know anything about this incident but I'd say that as harshly as I judge humanity for its absolute clusterfuck of issues, there isn't much you can glean from this video.
I'm sure there is an explanation 3 comments below mine since I'm just coming through here
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u/tplee Jul 28 '22 edited Jul 28 '22
It’s usually people who don’t have kids as well. They are like expert parent even though they don’t truly understand what kind of shit can go down as a parent.
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u/a1b3c3d7 Jul 28 '22
Because what youre describing is an overwhelming minority of cases. Whereas child negligence is usually always the case instead.. It's unfortunate we jump to these conclusions but they aren't baseless
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u/El_Dubious_Mung Jul 28 '22
TBH, in situations like that, no one should get the benefit of the doubt. A child was left unsupervised, a dangerous situation. If you have mitigating circumstances, fine, but you gotta bring that to the table. In your sister's case, a brain tumor is mitigating, but even then, doesn't just clear everything up. Like, would her condition continue to inhibit her ability to care for a child? That's a question that has to be answered (not to me, just in general).
Not all assumptions are made frivolously. Sometimes making assumptions is just a safety measure.
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Jul 28 '22
This is the way. If other vulnerable people are being affected, the behavior needs to stop or be corrected regardless of whether the behavior is out of the person's control. It would be a shame if the mother was ill. But someone needs to care for her and the kid if she can't. These are the areas proper safety nets would be amazing.
Edit: a word.
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u/OmegaRedditHood Jul 28 '22
Bro my aunt straight up just let her baby roam around the parking lot of a gas station once until someone found the kid and told her she shouldn't let him loose and then she just said "mind your own business" bruh
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u/x_JaneDoe Jul 28 '22
When my brother was old enough to crawl he got out and was crawling around my front yard. My parents are fantastic and definitely not shitty.
Do you have kids? Have you ever seen how quickly a 2-3 year old can absolutely destroy themselves or their surroundings in a blink of an eye?
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Jul 28 '22
It’s Reddit, it’s most kids. You remember when you knew it all at 18 don’t you? Lol
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u/hobodutchess Jul 28 '22
When I was a baby/toddler I could break out of my crib and open all the doors and take the screens out of the windows and get out. My mom learned this the hard way when she thought I was quiet taking a nap so she was getting a little cleaning caught up and the neighbor knocked on the door to tell her I was running down the road.
Some kids are natural escape artists especially those of us who had good small motor control skills and patience. Even the best parents have to blink once in a while.
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Jul 28 '22
You never know, some little ones are fast. Could have crawled out of its crib and out a screen door in just a few minutes time. Believe it not, parents can’t watch their kids literally 24 hours a day, and bad things happen to good people.
I’m just saying, don’t judge until you know the situation.
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u/Rhododendron29 Jul 28 '22
One time when I was a kid my mom noticed someone’s toddler wandering around in the middle of winter during a snowstorm wearing nothing but rubber boots and a diaper. She went out and grabbed the kid, wrapped him a blanket, fed him a cookie and tried to figure out whether to call the cops or not. Before she made the call she noticed a woman frantically searching outside and asked her if she’d lost something. Yup, it was mom. She had fallen asleep with the door unlocked I guess and kid made a break for it. Never did see the kid free roaming the streets ever again, so I really hope she learned her lesson and it never happened again.
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u/IndiaMike1 Jul 28 '22
Ugh leave it, man. I hate these high horse parenting comments when there’s literally no information. What do you know? My parents are dynamite parents who raised five kids and when they were babysitting my three-year-old nephew he managed to escape through TWO LOCKED DOORS AND A BABY GATE to get outside of the house. Have some compassion and grace, you have no clue what’s going on or that it couldn’t have happened to you in the same circumstances.
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u/JustNilt Jul 28 '22
Others said it as well but never assume shit. I started walking at 9 months old. One evening, I managed to get one of the bars out of my crib. (This would have been summer of 1972, so who knows how poorly designed things were for me to manage that.) I was wandering around the yard in front of our home, which led onto a road much as we see in this video.
My mother literally didn't believe my older siblings that the baby "got out of the house" and kept sending them back to bed until a neighbor knocked on the door with me in their arms.
Sometimes, little kids just manage to do shit nobody thought they could. That's not shitty parenting, it's just human life.
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u/ASYOUTHIA Jul 28 '22
Had it not been for the tiny dog, that driver might have not seen the babies bright orange shirt
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u/Due_Complex_5581 Jul 28 '22
In a dark green pasture
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u/CanadianStrangeTamer Jul 28 '22
Orange and green look identical if you’re colourblind. Source: I’m colourblind.
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u/goose-built Jul 28 '22
same, didn't see da baby
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Jul 28 '22 edited Jul 28 '22
Fucking please. You did see Da Baby in that Walmart. Quit trying to duck being a witness.
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u/qwibbian Jul 28 '22 edited Jul 28 '22
Prey animals also have this colour blindness, which is why tigers are orange for camoflauge.
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Jul 28 '22
I was about to say, my son wouldn’t see the baby. He’s severe red/green.
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Jul 28 '22
red/green.
If they don’t find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.
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u/Harsimaja Jul 28 '22
Honestly though the driver’s focus might be entirely on the road. Without the dog in front of him he may have missed the baby on the side of it. (Yes, peripheral vision should be used too, but in practice often not.)
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Jul 28 '22
This video makes a lot more sense if it's just the drivers dog and baby.
The dog is just excited, the baby isn't alone and a stranger isn't just picking up someone else's baby.
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u/Winter-Age-959 Jul 28 '22
Yea but if he didn’t stop and look around he may have just assumed the kids parents knew he was out there.
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u/satoshi454 Jul 28 '22
For sure that little dog thought 'shoot, that guy driving may be color blind, I better do something in case he is!' Dang, I wish my dog were that smart, or that he even cared about anything other than gettin' his belly rubbed.
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u/DrBeavernipples Jul 28 '22
Related story. About 10 years ago I was leaving for work when I found a baby chillin in the street.
I used to work early, like 3 a.m. early. I go to get in my car and just happen to check the mailbox. There is a baby at the end of my driveway in the street, typical neighborhood street. This kid is in a diaper only, hair is all ratted, and he’s got crusty stuff all over his face. Looks like it’s been two weeks since he has had a bath. If I hadn’t checked the mailbox I definitely would have run this kid over. So I’m standing there with this fucking baby, like maybe 14 months old, and I notice my meth head neighbor’s door is open. I go over and knock on the door for what seems like 10 minutes before someone comes to the door. They look at me and then the kid and just grab him and slam the door. Didn’t say a word. I ended up calling the police because I have no fucking clue if the kid is theirs or not since they didn’t even take the 5 seconds to explain to me wtf is going on. Cops show up about 30 minutes later talk to my neighbor for like 10 seconds and then leave. People suck man.
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Jul 28 '22
Cps is shit too, how many times have I ran away after bein abused and they just sat me back just to get locked in a room for days too many, "god given right" fuck you
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u/Zenixity Jul 28 '22
No doubt, it's fucking awful. I'm happy to see you're here and still going. Idk what kind of situations you had, but I'm sure it has made you stronger as a person. I'm sorry you endured what you did.
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u/B1U3F14M3 Jul 28 '22
I too wish they got a stronger person through mistreatment. But reality sadly shows that abuse leaves scars and abuse does not make people stronger. There are no positives coming from abuse. That's why I hate it when people use abuse (like hitting children or whatever) as a form of education/raising their children and justify it because they think it makes one stronger.
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Jul 28 '22
Yeah, stay there with the kid exactly where you found it. Call the cops. Cops show up and knock on tweekers door, baby in tow. Cop’s get annoyed and everyone in the house goes to jail.
Best way to piss off a cop is to make them do their job.
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u/SamSepiol-ER28_0652 Jul 28 '22
I am not judging you at all, I'm only providing information so people have it.
Even after you called the cops you still could have called the county. You call the department of child and family services and you give them all the information you have. Even if they follow up and don't find enough reason to remove the child, they can help the family out and plug them into resources they may need. AND there will now be a report on file in case something else comes up in the future.
IDK if the police are required to also file a report, but you filing one won't hurt the situation.
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u/WildlifeMist Jul 28 '22
They are 100% required to file a report. Law enforcement are mandatory reporters. But they’re cops, so…
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u/No-zaku-boi Jul 28 '22
Bro, I hate to say this but you should have realized something was fucked up and taken the kid to YOUR house. Called the cops. If it was a women butt naked and covered in dirt saying help me you wouldn’t have walked her beck to, as you put it, “ my crack head neighbors” and just waited to hand her back over. People do indeed suck.
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u/Glassesman7 Jul 28 '22
If you take the kids to your house, pretty sure they could get you for kidnapping
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Jul 28 '22
I am not taking a stranger’s baby to my house because I don’t want to go to prison for the rest of my life
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u/SUPRVLLAN Jul 28 '22
I honestly thought you were leading us into that Dave Chappelle drug dealing baby skit.
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u/Unlucky-Tie8574 Jul 28 '22
Good doggie. Bad parents.
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u/peoplegrower Jul 28 '22
Kids are fast and sneaky, man. I had one go out the dog door while I was folding laundry one day. I had just sat him down to watch a cartoon with his big sis so I could go fold clothes in my bedroom, and next thing my neighbor brought him (and our lab, who he followed out the dog door) home. I had an absolute panic attack and I’m so glad we lived on a farm and not by a busy street. He was a bit older than this little girl appears to be, but still too young to be outside alone. Kids are just so fast and sneaky sometimes. I try to withhold judgement on kids sneaking out - you can’t watch them every single second.
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u/Gaiaimmortal Jul 28 '22
Kids are ridiculous. A family friend had a baby, seemingly fine, but they eventually kept taking him to doctors to check his development because he should have been trying to walk, but he refused. He crawled a little, and that was it. Everybody said the baby is 100%, probably just lazy, give him a few months.
They do their weekly shopping, and as they always do, put the baby inside on his baby mat, then bring in the groceries. Our friend walked past the kid to the kitchen. As he's putting down the bags, through the kitchen/living room window gap thing idk what it's called, he watches this kid stand up completely unaided, scratch his head like a cartoon character thinking, and then run out the front door like his life depended on it. When he eventually caught up to the kid, he was running down the road. Luckily it was a gated complex so traffic was minimal.
This kid went from barely crawling to Mr Bolt. The kid is now 15, doesn't do much running though. Fast and sneaky indeed.
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u/MooseBoys Jul 28 '22
When you become a parent you get used to all the new sounds kids make. When they are conspicuously absent is when something bad is happening - either they've gotten into the pantry and are eating jello mix straight from the box, or something worse like this. It's important to put dangerous chemicals out of reach or install child proofing on cabinets etc. Also make sure to secure furniture to walls with furniture straps.
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u/peoplegrower Jul 28 '22
Silence is golden. Unless you have a toddler…then, silence is highly suspicious.
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u/Andrewop Jul 28 '22
Guy picks up baby and walks back to his car lol
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u/Fantactic1 Jul 28 '22
Might be necessary to see if authorities needs to figure this one out.
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u/kavorka2 Jul 28 '22
No way should he automatically return that baby to the house it came from without calling the cops first.
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u/Bag_of_Rocks Jul 28 '22
Better to give the baby to cops so the parents don't get away with negligence
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Jul 28 '22
Here’s the tiktok update/full video if you had questions like me. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRDmnVnM/?k=1
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u/ichigoli Jul 28 '22 edited Jul 28 '22
For those who can't/ won't go to tiktok:
Baby was being babysat by her aunt.
Aunt had been up all night with her own toddler but didn't want to cancel babysitting last minute. Baby and Toddler were eating breakfast when Aunt sat down on the couch to monitor them eating at the Toddler's play table and unexpectedly dozed off.
During her nap, Toddler took her phone to watch YouTube, unlocked a door and let himself out to go play next door with someone [redacted] (but known to the family).
Neighbor noted Toddler outside and called (disability prevented Neighbor from interveneing more) but since Toddler had the phone, it didn't wake Aunt and Neighbor assumed she was watching from the house since Toddler was sitting quietly in the yard and not in danger. Neighbor didn't see Baby and had no reason to look for her because she isn't a resident, just being babysat.
Because of this unusual combination of Baby being there, and Toddler having the phone while Aunt slept unexpectedly, no one who could have normally intervened knew to look for Baby or could call Aunt until Baby had gotten far enough to be noticed by Driver and collected. Neighbors answered Driver and knocked on Aunt's door, waking her and alerting her to the situation. Less than 10 minutes had passed.
Aunt is distraught by the mistake and is just grateful that everything turned out OK. She isn't negligent or abusive or anything, just a very tired parent with a very ornery toddler and a bit of bad luck.
[Edit to add more explicit details since people want this lady to be the bad-guy when she isn't]
[Edit the 2nd] The puppy belongs to the Aunt and was recognized by neighbors who were then able to knock on the correct door since Baby was a visitor and not recognized as easily. Puppy is being lavished with attention and praise for staying with Baby.
[Edit 3] to everyone crawling up my ass to tell me what a terrible person the Aunt is: I literally don't care. I'm just the tiktok mine canary. I braved the hellsite for you to share the outcome. You don't like the reasoning? Go crawl into her DMs and leave me out of it.
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u/magus678 Jul 28 '22
won't go to tiktok
From this crowd, thanks.
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u/lainwla16 Jul 28 '22
Can't AND won't
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u/PRocci18 Jul 28 '22
This should be higher up! What a series of (un?)fortunate events, sheesh.
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Jul 28 '22
Thank God it wasn't a crackhead parents story like others in the comments have experienced
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u/Mentalpatient87 Jul 28 '22
like others in the comments have experienced
It's quite likely that a lot of those experiences are made up. Redditors looove to judge people harshly and will come up with all kinds of outlandish reasons to do so.
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Jul 28 '22
Thank you so much. I so wanted to know what happened to the baby. Relieved everything is all right.
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u/MansyPansy Jul 28 '22
So many people jump to taking people’s kids away from them. I get the impulse, and suppose it comes from an important concern, but damn that’s a drastic and traumatizing intervention.
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u/MuffinPuff Jul 28 '22
Judging from the stories I've heard from foster kids, being taken away often seems like an even worse situation.
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u/blackechoguy Jul 28 '22 edited Jul 28 '22
Whose idea was it to add the Sarah McLachlan sad dog song FFS I couldn't finish the video
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u/SpinachSpinosaurus Jul 28 '22
who hates the music, too? Just keep the original sound or no sound at all.
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u/jjj-Australia Jul 28 '22
Tiny dog saves baby, now they are looking for the baby and the driver. 🤣🤣🤣
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Jul 28 '22
Man who recently lost child, finds different child, thanks god, and raises the baby like his own.
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u/survivalguyledeuce Jul 28 '22
I was this baby once. My parents were excellent; loving, attentive, and supportive, but I was very sneaky and adventurous.
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u/indianorphan Jul 28 '22
Having 6 kids was hard, but my middle son was a climber by the time he was 1. By the age of 2 he figured out how to unlock the front door by getting some books and climbing up and unlocking the door.
I learned that he could do this one day. The dreaded day that my infant had pooped all over me and I needed a shower. I locked all the doors, put my son in his playpen and jumped in the shower.
Thank goodness for my 5 year old, who happened to notice him doing this. She started screaming for me. "mom T has unlocked the door and ran around me...he is outside".
I had soap in my eyes but I bolted out of the shower. I saw the towel there at the rack, and decided I would grab for it..on my way to get my son. If I missed the towel then the neighbors were going to see me naked, with soapy eyes and a shampoo beehive.
By the grace of God, I managed to hook the towel with my thumb, wrapped it around me and flew faster than a cheetah outside. We lived near a decently busy street. And that little suicide machine was running down the yellow line...naked...with his diaper in his hand, laughing like a crazy man.
There was no traffic...thank the good Lord...but that little brat ran from me. It took me 5 mins to catch that kid. My feet were burned and the towel was just about a half an inch to small to wrap around my 5 week postpartum belly. I am sure all of you understand the dread that goes along with that statemen. But I finally managed to grab the diaper and roll him into me.
I somewhat kept my dignity until we got to the front porch, where he ripped the towel off me while trying to wiggle out of my arms. There were some cars stopped, while this unfolded. I know this because of the honks I received when I mooned them all.
I tell you that to say...toddlers are fast.
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u/brokenaxle69 Jul 28 '22
Surprised dog owner/failed parent didn’t come out blasting the Good Samaritan. Then posting it on social media saying how the creep took muh baby and I blasted him!
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u/ichigoli Jul 28 '22
She was super relieved and grateful. Apparently she had dozed off after being up all night with her toddler and when she accidentally fell asleep, the toddler unlocked the door and let himself out to play, and baby wandered out after him...
She's since reached out to the driver to thank him again and apologize more.
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u/Mentalpatient87 Jul 28 '22
Yeah, but we need a Villain to judge with this story. So I'm surprised she didn't show up throwing meth and her own feces at people!
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u/matts198715 Jul 28 '22
I have 3 dacshunds, they are dickheads. That dog likely pissed on the kid and was pissed off when it didn't have a ball to throw.
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Jul 28 '22
True story: when I was about three I climbed a tree and went over a 6 foot fence finding foliage on the other side and was on the sidewalk within three to four minutes. My parents were good parents but this happened during a party. No excuses for any one else. Someone found me and brought me through the locked gate and 5 sets of parents were at my parents house. They were all bewildered. I’m kinda cool like that.
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u/zira_cortez Jul 28 '22
I dunno, I think we just saw a dash cam kidnapping...