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It seems like the author is contributing the problem by avoiding a light confrontation and perpetuating the problem. I think part of the solution is standing u

It seems like the author is contributing the problem by avoiding a light confrontation and perpetuating the problem. I think part of the solution is standing up to these kind of light idiocies. If she had time, she should have just let them call the cops and been polite about wanting to just watch the kids.

compiler-guy 5y ago
The author is a long time free ranger kids person and a leader in the movement. That she chose not to fight this particular battle is a perfectly reasonable thing to do she has done far more than most on this score. Picking your battles wisely is hardly contributing yo the problem.
low_tech_love 5y ago
I’m not sure you read the whole thing but she did go back and talk to “security”. Also, this author specifically is known for her activism. At any rate, I wouldn’t judge her if she didn’t…
- prepend 5y ago
  I did read that part. She went back and talked to security, they told her to leave, she left. Had she stuck around and talked with the police, security and the childcare would have learned that the author was allowed to watch the kids. I’m not judging her as a bad person or anything. But I think she’s part of the reason society has these behaviors. Because she’s not willing to fight stupid policies when the cost is just to wait politely. If people were more stringent to try to help others learn right and wrong we’d be in a better place. It’s quite possible that this security guard does think it’s illegal and wrong to watch kids. No one is willing to teach them what’s correct. If not people like the author, then who?
nmeagent 5y ago
The state of the country right now is such that encounters with the police are potentially volatile and can escalate in bizarre and ridiculous ways. IMO it's not worth the risk for something like this and she's much better off going away quietly and writing a blog post on the subject later on.

compiler-guy 5y ago

The author is a long time free ranger kids person and a leader in the movement. That she chose not to fight this particular battle is a perfectly reasonable thing to do she has done far more than most on this score. Picking your battles wisely is hardly contributing yo the problem.

low_tech_love 5y ago

I’m not sure you read the whole thing but she did go back and talk to “security”. Also, this author specifically is known for her activism. At any rate, I wouldn’t judge her if she didn’t…

prepend 5y ago
I did read that part. She went back and talked to security, they told her to leave, she left. Had she stuck around and talked with the police, security and the childcare would have learned that the author was allowed to watch the kids. I’m not judging her as a bad person or anything. But I think she’s part of the reason society has these behaviors. Because she’s not willing to fight stupid policies when the cost is just to wait politely. If people were more stringent to try to help others learn right and wrong we’d be in a better place. It’s quite possible that this security guard does think it’s illegal and wrong to watch kids. No one is willing to teach them what’s correct. If not people like the author, then who?

nmeagent 5y ago

The state of the country right now is such that encounters with the police are potentially volatile and can escalate in bizarre and ridiculous ways. IMO it's not worth the risk for something like this and she's much better off going away quietly and writing a blog post on the subject later on.