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Fundamentally it's the fault of the politicians who passed the law and the people who voted for them. If you don't want to be arrested for breaking a stupid la

by klipt 4y ago

Fundamentally it's the fault of the politicians who passed the law and the people who voted for them. If you don't want to be arrested for breaking a stupid law, vote for someone who will repeal it. Sure the police could in theory neglect to do their job which is enforcing the law but then they'd probably just get fired and replaced by police who did do their job.

wccrawford 4y ago
> If you don't want to be arrested for breaking a stupid law, vote for someone who will repeal it. Easy to say, but you're voting for them for a lot more than that. If that's the only thing you care about, you can easily vote for that person. If you care about other things, it gets a lot, lot harder.
- willcipriano 4y ago
  But I'm a green guy, we all know it we pull the yellow lever civilization will end! A party that never loses an election has no incentive to do anything for the voters.
GeekyBear 4y ago
> Fundamentally it's the fault of the politicians who passed the law and the people who voted for them. When did it become illegal for children to be outside without adult supervision?
bhelkey 4y ago
> Sure the police could in theory neglect to do their job which is enforcing the law but then they'd probably just get fired and replaced by police who did do their job. >> the Reasonable Childhood Independence law that Texas passed in 2021 ... clarifies that parents are allowed to let their kids engage in independent activities as long as they aren't putting them in serious, likely danger. The police did not enforce the law. Hence the anger towards the police officers and the DA. Edit: I stand corrected, this is family law not criminal law.
- klipt 4y ago
  > Unfortunately, HB567 amended only family law, not criminal law. This meant the cops were still free to punish Wallace. Legislators failed to change the criminal law.
  - trgn 4y ago
    but serious question, how does this violate criminal law?
- 0xfeba 4y ago
  The RCI was family law, not criminal. But still, the police were just being assholes.
Miner49er 4y ago
> Fundamentally it's the fault of the politicians who passed the law and the people who voted for them. But this way beyond what the law was intended for. It was passed in 1973, and there's no way that in 1973 lawmakers would think it should be used against this mother. Any law can be overzealously enforced.
- scarby2 4y ago
  laws have to be written with that in mind and have as limited a scope as possible.
secretsatan 4y ago
I think it goes earlier than that with media fearmongering to sell papers
vkou 4y ago
The police exercise their discretion when it comes to enforcing the law all the time. Outside of incredibly particular offenses, "It's the law, I have to enforce it, I have no choice" is just an excuse.

by klipt 4y ago

wccrawford 4y ago

> If you don't want to be arrested for breaking a stupid law, vote for someone who will repeal it. Easy to say, but you're voting for them for a lot more than that. If that's the only thing you care about, you can easily vote for that person. If you care about other things, it gets a lot, lot harder.

willcipriano 4y ago
But I'm a green guy, we all know it we pull the yellow lever civilization will end! A party that never loses an election has no incentive to do anything for the voters.

GeekyBear 4y ago

> Fundamentally it's the fault of the politicians who passed the law and the people who voted for them. When did it become illegal for children to be outside without adult supervision?

bhelkey 4y ago

> Sure the police could in theory neglect to do their job which is enforcing the law but then they'd probably just get fired and replaced by police who did do their job. >> the Reasonable Childhood Independence law that Texas passed in 2021 ... clarifies that parents are allowed to let their kids engage in independent activities as long as they aren't putting them in serious, likely danger. The police did not enforce the law. Hence the anger towards the police officers and the DA. Edit: I stand corrected, this is family law not criminal law.

klipt 4y ago
> Unfortunately, HB567 amended only family law, not criminal law. This meant the cops were still free to punish Wallace. Legislators failed to change the criminal law.
- trgn 4y ago
  but serious question, how does this violate criminal law?
0xfeba 4y ago
The RCI was family law, not criminal. But still, the police were just being assholes.

Miner49er 4y ago

> Fundamentally it's the fault of the politicians who passed the law and the people who voted for them. But this way beyond what the law was intended for. It was passed in 1973, and there's no way that in 1973 lawmakers would think it should be used against this mother. Any law can be overzealously enforced.

scarby2 4y ago
laws have to be written with that in mind and have as limited a scope as possible.

secretsatan 4y ago

I think it goes earlier than that with media fearmongering to sell papers

vkou 4y ago

The police exercise their discretion when it comes to enforcing the law all the time. Outside of incredibly particular offenses, "It's the law, I have to enforce it, I have no choice" is just an excuse.