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    I had no idea this was an issue. Controversial to who exactly?

    https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/cont...203114763.html

    I honestly had no idea there was a law preventing kids from walking around by themselves. This is weird.

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    Re: I had no idea this was an issue. Controversial to who exactly?

    A coworker told me that her son and a couple friends were threatened with arrest for "hanging out" in a public park without a parent. Her son is 14. "Hey MOM, wanna come hang out at the park with me and my 14 year old friends"? When have those words EVER been spoken?

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    Re: I had no idea this was an issue. Controversial to who exactly?

    Quote Originally Posted by Born2Steel View Post
    A coworker told me that her son and a couple friends were threatened with arrest for "hanging out" in a public park without a parent. Her son is 14. "Hey MOM, wanna come hang out at the park with me and my 14 year old friends"? When have those words EVER been spoken?
    When mom is a stepmom named Missy?

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    Re: I had no idea this was an issue. Controversial to who exactly?

    Quote Originally Posted by Born2Steel View Post
    A coworker told me that her son and a couple friends were threatened with arrest for "hanging out" in a public park without a parent. Her son is 14. "Hey MOM, wanna come hang out at the park with me and my 14 year old friends"? When have those words EVER been spoken?
    Yep. At 14, parents (especially your mom if you're a guy) are typically a source of embarrassment, if anything.

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    Re: I had no idea this was an issue. Controversial to who exactly?

    I was out the door at 7:00 am, back for dinner at 5:00 pm, out the door until 9:00 pm almost every day during Summer break. This was when I was still in elementary school. What the hell has happened to this world/country?

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    Re: I had no idea this was an issue. Controversial to who exactly?

    Quote Originally Posted by silver & black View Post
    I was out the door at 7:00 am, back for dinner at 5:00 pm, out the door until 9:00 pm almost every day during Summer break. This was when I was still in elementary school. What the hell has happened to this world/country?
    Same.

    I live in the same neighborhood now, that I grew up in. At 4 pm, the neighborhood is a ghost town now - even in summertime.

    It's a different world now.



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    Re: I had no idea this was an issue. Controversial to who exactly?

    I think the main concern is the kid getting napped. I have a 5 year old and a 12 year old, I wouldn't let them walk to the park alone for fear of the whole human trafficking thing going on these days.
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    Re: I had no idea this was an issue. Controversial to who exactly?

    Quote Originally Posted by BnG_Hevn View Post
    I think the main concern is the kid getting napped. I have a 5 year old and a 12 year old, I wouldn't let them walk to the park alone for fear of the whole human trafficking thing going on these days.
    There's definitely reasons to be weary. However, I think making a law that bans highschool kids from walking down the street to their friend's house in broad daylight without parental supervision is a little much.


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    Re: I had no idea this was an issue. Controversial to who exactly?

    Quote Originally Posted by BnG_Hevn View Post
    I think the main concern is the kid getting napped. I have a 5 year old and a 12 year old, I wouldn't let them walk to the park alone for fear of the whole human trafficking thing going on these days.
    I want to be clear that I’m not telling anyone how to raise up their kids but the stats are opposite of how we all feel. Crimes against kids are down.but we all feel they are up. Weird.


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    Re: I had no idea this was an issue. Controversial to who exactly?

    Quote Originally Posted by Mojouw View Post
    I want to be clear that I’m not telling anyone how to raise up their kids but the stats are opposite of how we all feel. Crimes against kids are down.but we all feel they are up. Weird.


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    I think the issue, however, is that we're more aware of it now than ever before. On top of that, I wonder which stats are opposite? I'm not saying you're wrong. I just wonder if things like familial abductions are down since it's much easier to trace accounts and credit cards now as compared to even a few years ago.


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    Re: I had no idea this was an issue. Controversial to who exactly?

    Quote Originally Posted by silver & black View Post
    I was out the door at 7:00 am, back for dinner at 5:00 pm, out the door until 9:00 pm almost every day during Summer break. This was when I was still in elementary school. What the hell has happened to this world/country?
    yep from like age 7 on ... we had a 5000 acre old limestone quarry and woods to roam about fish , hike , ride dirt bikes etc in ..... nobody got concerned unless you missed dinner
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    Re: I had no idea this was an issue. Controversial to who exactly?

    Quote Originally Posted by Dwinsgames View Post
    yep from like age 7 on ... we had a 5000 acre old limestone quarry and woods to roam about fish , hike , ride dirt bikes etc in ..... nobody got concerned unless you missed dinner
    Same.

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