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Again with the overreach of the State

 A kid who was almost 11 years old walked a mile (gasp) into town by himself.  There was wailing, gnashing of teeth, and the mother was arrested.  Yep, it was a female sheriff who decided to arrest the mother at dinnertime.

DCFS also got involved.  They created a ‘safety plan’.  As part of that, they wanted her to download an app to monitor her son’s location.  I don’t think she quite told them to pound sand, but she did not comply.

I was working in cornfields at age 11.  And while I didn’t walk to the nearest small town (less than 500 people, if that), I rode my bike.

This was pre-cell phone and pre-urban legend paranoia.

I am hoping that the sheriff will lose her job at the next election cycle.

At least the kid didn’t get the Peanut treatment…



  1. This is NOT about the kids safety. If kids were important the criminals in power and their hired badgemonkeys would do something about the rampant child trafficking. This is about CONTROL. The ability of the abusive thugs pinned to badges to impose themselves on others.

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  2. Glad I grew up when I did, glad I don't have young kids now. Walking home from school was not uncommon, even in 1st grade (that was about 3/4 mile). Walking a couple of miles home when in jr high was not uncommon. HS however was about 5 miles. Not an overly long distance but certainly a time-sucker. Did it when I had to but not often … but by HS, cars of some sort were available. Nothing Trump will be able to do will stop this level madness: “It's for the children” and mommies will fall all over themselves to keep the kiddies from growing up

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  3. I was driving a C60 Stake Body Truck to the tobacco markets at 8. No, I couldn't reach the pedals…that's a story for another day. This sheriff is utter BS. Not only was I riding my bike to school at 8, during the summers and fall I was also driving tractors and working in the tobacco fields at the same age. No, not all day, but enough to know I prefer mechanization over manual labor all day. LOL

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  4. 14 years old, hitchhiked or walked to my PT job after school then hitchhiked home about 15 miles or so. Nobody batted an eye. I made about $20 a week (before tax) and thought I was rich. Good times!

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  5. The Gutlessness,, Do they not know about the children who took their handful of possessions and went to the docks and sailed away to come Here? If we were back to the Wagon train Days, the government, rather than try to protect the settlers along the way would just stop them from heading West.

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  6. I think they want to make the kids and parents fearful and instill the belief that .gov is there to protect them.Which is utter BS.

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  7. in high school at fourteen to 18 i walked home about four to five miles often.-but sometimes i waited at the library until 6 p.m. when my dad picked me up. [it made sense often to wait for my dad because when i walked home at 3:15 i made it home around 5 p.m. anyway and by that time i was too tired to do homework.]

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  8. Like california is regulating spacex

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  9. So is the sherif admitting that her town isn’t a safe environment for children?

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  10. Cut off his nuts? Stunning! Brave!Teach him to be independent and confident? Nazi!

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  11. Hell, EVERY family when I was growing up would have been in trouble. We were 'free range' at age 9!!!

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  12. This is NOT about the kids safety. If kids were important the criminals in power and their hired badgemonkeys would do something about the rampant child trafficking. This is about CONTROL. The ability of the abusive thugs pinned to badges to impose themselves on others.

    Like

  13. Glad I grew up when I did, glad I don't have young kids now. Walking home from school was not uncommon, even in 1st grade (that was about 3/4 mile). Walking a couple of miles home when in jr high was not uncommon. HS however was about 5 miles. Not an overly long distance but certainly a time-sucker. Did it when I had to but not often … but by HS, cars of some sort were available. Nothing Trump will be able to do will stop this level madness: “It's for the children” and mommies will fall all over themselves to keep the kiddies from growing up

    Like

  14. I was driving a C60 Stake Body Truck to the tobacco markets at 8. No, I couldn't reach the pedals…that's a story for another day. This sheriff is utter BS. Not only was I riding my bike to school at 8, during the summers and fall I was also driving tractors and working in the tobacco fields at the same age. No, not all day, but enough to know I prefer mechanization over manual labor all day. LOL

    Like

  15. 14 years old, hitchhiked or walked to my PT job after school then hitchhiked home about 15 miles or so. Nobody batted an eye. I made about $20 a week (before tax) and thought I was rich. Good times!

    Like

  16. The Gutlessness,, Do they not know about the children who took their handful of possessions and went to the docks and sailed away to come Here? If we were back to the Wagon train Days, the government, rather than try to protect the settlers along the way would just stop them from heading West.

    Like

  17. I think they want to make the kids and parents fearful and instill the belief that .gov is there to protect them.Which is utter BS.

    Like

  18. in high school at fourteen to 18 i walked home about four to five miles often.-but sometimes i waited at the library until 6 p.m. when my dad picked me up. [it made sense often to wait for my dad because when i walked home at 3:15 i made it home around 5 p.m. anyway and by that time i was too tired to do homework.]

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  19. Like california is regulating spacex

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  20. So is the sherif admitting that her town isn’t a safe environment for children?

    Like

  21. Cut off his nuts? Stunning! Brave!Teach him to be independent and confident? Nazi!

    Like

  22. Hell, EVERY family when I was growing up would have been in trouble. We were 'free range' at age 9!!!

    Like

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