> It speaks volumes that we mediate these interactions through police rather than through mutual dialogue. I wouldn't call the police on kids climbing trees.

> It speaks volumes that we mediate these interactions through police rather than through mutual dialogue. I wouldn't call the police on kids climbing trees. But I'd attend a 3-hour timeshare pitch meeting at a Red Lobster before I'd have a 5 minute "mutual dialogue" with a parent about their kids' truly problematic behavior. (And I'm allergic to shellfish.) Parents who can have mutual dialogues typically don't have kids who require them. And for the kids who desperately need them, community members seem to play a game of hot potato until somebody is finally forced to step in and confront the parents (typically after property damage).