Remember a time when children could walk home from school alone without the parents being called negligent? When kids could take a trip to the store alone without the cops being called? These days seem to be waning as more and more harmless activities are being criminalized by the nanny state, which thinks it knows how to parent your kids better than you can.
Just a few months ago parents were investigated for letting their kids walk home from school alone. And now, it’s illegal to let your kid play basketball in the front yard when you’re not home.
your own property and its illegal. some awfully sick people are choking the joy out of life.
Big brother
This is nuts! What business is it of the neighbor? How about inviting the kid in your home until his parents get home?
Ok, so again, misleading headline. It’s not illegal to play in your front yard. It’s just a REALLY bad idea to leave your son alone for an hour and a half.
The cops reaction was overboard to say the least.
We live in a world of cell phones. Couldn’t the parents have rung someone to watch the kid?
The neighbour should have looked out for him – that’s what being a neighbour is all about – not phoned police.
Why are all these STUPID laws coming from Florida – the bbq law, now this one? What’s up???
Think about it, upset and confusion is not from GOD.
This is out of control
We would be left alone for (gasp) ENTIRE DAYS, morning till sunset, playing
Omg
Why didn’t the nosey neighbor invite him in for cookies and milk until his parents got home. That’s what neighbors used to do.