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I biked all over my Midwest USA neighborhood, to and from school, and beyond from the time I was about 8, maybe even younger. This was in the 1970s. It would ha
by ams6110 8y ago
I biked all over my Midwest USA neighborhood, to and from school, and beyond from the time I was about 8, maybe even younger. This was in the 1970s. It would have been unthinkable for anyone to be overly worried about it, much less report it to the authorities, because that's what almost all the kids did.
- sverige 8y agoNot only did we go all over our little town by ourselves, if we did something we weren't supposed to be doing, someone would call our parents. Not the cops, not CPS, our parents -- which was far worse.
- usaphp 8y agoThe kid in article was 3 years old. There is a big difference between a 3 year old kid and an 8 year old.
- ibash 8y agoThe kid in the article was with their 7 year old sibling and within sight of their parent.