| Story Views | |
| Now: | |
| Last Hour: | |
| Last 24 Hours: | |
| Total: | |
Mom Arrested For Letting 9-Year-Old Walk To McDonald’s JUST AROUND THE CORNER
Image source: Wikipedia
Letting your kids walk to school or around the neighborhood is now a crime in some American communities, and it easily can get parents arrested. Even a trip to McDonald’s can get parents into trouble.
Tiesha Mesha Hillstock of Spartanburg, South Carolina, discovered this the hard way when she let her 9-year-old nephew and 3-year-old son walk to a McDonald’s less than a quarter of a mile from their home. An officer spotted the children at the restaurant, walked them back home, and arrested the mom for child neglect.
Hillstock, according to AP, told the police that she was trusting her 9-year-old to take care of the younger child. The officer, though, expressed concern that the children had to cross streets and pass other businesses to get to McDonald’s.
Lenore Skenazy, a supporter of the free-range kids movement, said the police officer was wrong to take any action.
Christian Heroes For Christian Kids: These Amazing Stories Are Putting God Back Into History!
“When the kids were spotted without an adult, or drone, or armored tank to keep them safe, the cops swooped in and accompanied them back to their home,” Skenazy wrote sarcastically at Reason.com. “Because anytime a child is unsupervised, a parent must be arrested.
Source: http://www.offthegridnews.com/current-events/mom-arrested-for-letting-9-year-old-walk-to-mcdonalds-just-around-the-corner/
For the love of God!!! When we were kids out of school for the summer, our Moms put us out at 9 am, In for lunch about noon and back out until 6 oclock or when the streetlights came on! Police have been given way too much authority to rule and ruin our lives! They have.