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submitted 1 month ago by grue@lemmy.world to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21954268

Mom Jailed for Letting 10-Year-Old Walk Alone to Town

"I was not panicking as I know the roads and know he is mature enough to walk there without incident," says Brittany Patterson.

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[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 58 points 1 month ago

Seems less to do with cars and more to do with citizen/government stupidity:

"It's not quite a mile from his house."

Looks like Georgia DOES have a "Reasonable Childhood Independence" law...

https://letgrow.org/states/

[-] grue@lemmy.world 33 points 1 month ago

The sheriff disagreed.

"She kept mentioning how he could have been run over, or kidnapped or 'anything' could have happened," recalls Patterson.

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 42 points 1 month ago

'anything' could have happened if he'd stayed home too. 'Anything' is a low bar. ;)

[-] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 11 points 1 month ago

Anything can happen at the church at a higher ate than on the road lol

but this clowns never worry about that one...

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