A mom let her 10 year old son walk, in broad daylight, to his soccer practice 1/3 mile away from home.  It was a route they’d driven many times before.  He’d walked around the neighborhood many times before.

I had to be at the field myself 15 minutes after practice started, so I gave him my cell phone and told him I would be there to check that he made it and sent him off. He got 3 blocks and a police car intercepted him. The police came to my house — after I had left — and spoke with my younger children (who were home with Grandma). They then found me at the soccer field and proceeded to tell me how I could be charged with child endangerment. They said they had gotten “hundreds” of calls to 911 about him walking.

The rampant hysteria that everyone seems to be possessed with today is appalling.  While we should ensure the safety of our children, there is no need to be so over-protective that children can no longer be children.  Fortunately, this mother spoke with the chief of police and received an apology, but it never should have gotten that far.

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