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That's the point of the law. In many north american jurisdictions you can have your children taken from you if you let them roam around freely. There was a not
by graeme 9y ago
That's the point of the law. In many north american jurisdictions you can have your children taken from you if you let them roam around freely.
There was a notable story of a parent in Vancouver who had to stop letting his kids take the city bus to school because a neighbour complained.
- mrleiter 9y agoWow, so hard for me to grasp. I didn't know. When I was young I used to climb on trees all the time. I remember one incident where a neighbour called my mother and told her that I was doing that and that she should tell me to stop this as it was dangerous. My mother told her that this was none of her business. For such a drastic measure (taking ones child away) much more severe neglect is needed here in Austria (e.g. drug abuse, violence,...)
- xxpor 9y agoRemember though, the reason it became a news story was because it was so absurd. Kids take public transit to school here in Seattle all the time.
- graeme 9y agoThat's the way it should be. Unsure why it's different in North America. I think it's because the agency faces severe consequences from a false negative, so they err on the side of false positives. It is also very hard to get the bureaucracy to drop a case once it has been brought to their attention.
- abrichr 9y agoLink to story: https://usa.streetsblog.org/2017/09/07/canadian-officials-crack-down-on-single-father-for-letting-his-kids-ride-the-bus/ https://usa.streetsblog.org/2017/09/07/canadian-officials-cr...