Beerball Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/state-seeks-to-clarify-views-about-young-children-walking-alone/2015/06/11/423ce72c-0b99-11e5-95fd-d580f1c5d44e_story.html Meanwhile, if you live in Iowa you can be drunk on your porch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Wow... Way to go Iowa. Somebody is getting domestically abused, they call the cops, cops find that the person being abused is drunk after meeting them on their own front porch. What do the cops do? Arrest them for public intoxication! Well, that is how I read it. Thank God the Iowa Supreme Court set this straight. With the court not getting it right, how would somebody being abused get away if they so happened to be drunk? They gotta deal w/the abuser or run off and face the cops. Wow... Double whammy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share Posted June 15, 2015 Not so if you live in Florida Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMCBillsFan Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 This Florida thing bugs me. The kid played hoops for an hour and a half until his parents got home? Oh no!! When I was that age I ran all over the neighborhood and the only thing I had to do was be home before the street lights came on. Felony charges? Way to go Florida! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Not so if you live in Florida People really need to learn to mind their own business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountDorkula Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 This Florida thing bugs me. The kid played hoops for an hour and a half until his parents got home? Oh no!! When I was that age I ran all over the neighborhood and the only thing I had to do was be home before the street lights came on. Felony charges? Way to go Florida! My parents should have been charge several times. I was "kicked out" of the house several times by my parents saying "Go outside and play" Hell i was actually grounded from being inside at times. We would roam the neighborhood, just like you did. not causing any trouble, but just being kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Not so if you live in Floridathat poor neighbor is that happened to me... Not so if you live in Floridathat poor neighbor is that happened to me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxum Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 The officer relieved himself in your yard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Not so if you live in Florida I like how the neighbor saw the kid locked out, called the police, and the police charge the parents with neglect because the kid had no access to food, water. shelter...Why didn't the !@#$head neighbor invite the kid inside? If I missed the bus home from school, I wouldn't get a ride. I'd have to walk. Two miles, no matter the weather. Busy street. No one thought anything of it. By today's standards, most of our parents would be in prison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Playing outside. Street hockey. Lawn darts. Toy guns that look like real guns. Street jousting Can I retroactively call child protective services on my parents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted June 16, 2015 Author Share Posted June 16, 2015 By today's standards, most of our parents would be in prison. Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxum Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 We used to grab bumpers of cars and trucks and ride sliding boots on snow/ice down streets. I broke my arm in an unsanctioned tackle football without any protective gear. Law in Florida are probably like that because judges realize that parents are too stupid to know about shelter, etc since raised in Florida schools and they are right because the parents elected the judges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Not so if you live in Florida Wow. I recall coming home and being locked out at that age. Had to just hang out in my freezing cold garage for 2 hours, or sitting on the back stoop for an hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted June 16, 2015 Author Share Posted June 16, 2015 & don't !@#$ing swear if you !@#$ing live in !@#$ing Arlington !@#$ing, Virginia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Not so if you live in Florida Wow... The arresting cop even pissed on their lawn! Way to go! Wow. I recall coming home and being locked out at that age. Had to just hang out in my freezing cold garage for 2 hours, or sitting on the back stoop for an hour. I think you can still sue your parents. Let me take the case. I think I can get you a million. I will PM the board and have them testify how screwed up you are! Now... Of course... I gotta take 33%. You in? ;-) & don't !@#$ing swear if you !@#$ing live in !@#$ing Arlington !@#$ing, Virginia. Reminds me of the movie: "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" You are in for some serious poopy if your local Arlington, VA drugist is out of Dapper Dan pomade! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Wow... The arresting cop even pissed on their lawn! Way to go! I think you can still sue your parents. Let me take the case. I think I can get you a million. I will PM the board and have them testify how screwed up you are! Now... Of course... I gotta take 33%. You in? ;-) Just a million? I have experienced trauma for the last 25 years, recalling those dark hours, sitting on a lawn chair in my garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Just a million? I have experienced trauma for the last 25 years, recalling those dark hours, sitting on a lawn chair in my garage. Wow... This is good, very good... I didn't know. Did your parents help w/college. That's kinda bad if they did. Anyway, w/this news... Maybe we go for more! Let's make those nasty parents pay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Wow... This is good, very good... I didn't know. Did your parents help w/college. That's kinda bad if they did. Anyway, w/this news... Maybe we go for more! Let's make those nasty parents pay! They did help with college. But I think I could have gone to a better college but for the emotional scars. Maybe there is a lost wages claim here too? I feel like I would have been a CEO of a major Fortune 500 company, if only they hadn't left me without food and water for 2 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 They did help with college. But I think I could have gone to a better college but for the emotional scars. Maybe there is a lost wages claim here too? I feel like I would have been a CEO of a major Fortune 500 company, if only they hadn't left me without food and water for 2 hours. There's always water. It's called a garden hose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Playing outside. Street hockey. Lawn darts. Toy guns that look like real guns. Street jousting Can I retroactively call child protective services on my parents Bicycling without a helmet. Crossing the street. Swimming without an approved flotation device. Carrying a pocket knife to school. Making an unlicensed breeder reactor in mom's garden shed. So much of what we used to do is now illegal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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