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> if you want to have kids, move to a country where you aren't charged with a crime for leaving your kids alone under the age of 12. Or, you know, perhaps try
by vowelless 8y ago
> if you want to have kids, move to a country where you aren't charged with a crime for leaving your kids alone under the age of 12.
Or, you know, perhaps try to change the laws?
- vinceguidry 8y agoChanging the laws won't change the culture. The article clearly stated that she didn't do anything illegal, yet still wound up having to do 100 hours of community service just for getting 'caught' not-breaking the law. As they say, you can beat the charge, but you can't beat the ride.
- magduf 8y agoGood luck with that. That can take decades. How long have people been trying to change the War on Drugs laws? By the time you get that done, you'll be too old to have kids. Changing the laws means changing the culture, and these laws are a byproduct of our culture of fear. You're not going to change that any time soon.
- shadofx 8y agoThe laws are put in place as a measured response to real threats. You need to remove those threats first before the laws can be changed.
- jshevek 8y agoGenerally speaking, there is nothing 'measured' about the way the democratic process is influenced by widespread irrationality and emotionalism. I see no reason to believe that these laws are a result of a measured response. I see reason to believe the opposite.
- jessaustin 8y agoI want to believe this is a blunt sort of satire, but I can't quite get there...