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> She (the Sheriff) kept mentioning how he could have been run over, or kidnapped or 'anything' could have happened, This is weird. Is the crime so bad in the

> She (the Sheriff) kept mentioning how he could have been run over, or kidnapped or 'anything' could have happened, This is weird. Is the crime so bad in the town? Even the good-for-nothing cops in my (developing) country do not come up with such nonsense.

Cthulhu_ 2y ago
Apparently not knowing where your kid is IS the crime. Which is rampant in the countryside, RAMPANT!
- leonheld 2y ago
  Rampant across Europe/Japan/South America/... why would anyone not let their kids outside exploring/walking/exercising?
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silent_cal 2y ago
Many cops in the US have a massive superiority complex
- dylan604 2y ago
  Yeah, but wouldn't the sheriff making the comment be own goaling the situation. Wouldn't her scenarios imply that she's shite at her job so that crimes like these are prevalent?
  - quantified 2y ago
    Teaches the kids what the cops are about.
  - michaelt 2y ago
    No no, you see, the tremendous crime rate in the city is why voters should support giving the sheriff loads more unchecked power, and loads more money to buy MRAPs and AR-15s.
  - mindslight 2y ago
    After witnessing the past decade, do you think even immediate logical contraditions matter in the least? Especially for the kind of people that think that society should be some kind of authority hierarchy, which is essentially a prerequisite of being a cop?
    - dylan604 2y ago
      It's precisely that lack of awareness on their part that makes Cartman's "respect my authority" funny or any other trope as well like Tackelberry from Police Academy work (for the old farts) or Farva from Super Troopers (for those slightly less old).
WaxProlix 2y ago
This is American policing, I've been pulled over or even detained for just walking several times. I think it's a combination of power tripping, nothing better to do with large police forces and many vehicles, and a fundamental distrust of any transport that isn't a car. And of course the legal and moral framework that allows for random abuses of rights and an overall acceptance of a papers-please force.
- EasyMark 2y ago
  Hate to ask but are you a person of color? My brown friends have been pulled over and stopped while just walking around many more times than me (plain white dude). I have been pulled over one time in my life and never so much as had more more than a “hi how are you doing?”from a cop on the street.
  - joecool1029 2y ago
    FWIW I had my car get totaled while I was a freshman in college and walked to it the day after. Cops stopped me 3 times on approx a 6mi walk, wouldn't leave me the fuck alone until I pulled out ID. I'm white and this was in NJ, we are not a stop and identify state. Apparently teen walking down the road with a backpack in middle of day is suspicious. This was around 17 years ago, cant imagine how ridiculous it is now.
    - CHB0403085482 2y ago
      >cant imagine how ridiculous it is now. It can get worse.... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42102609 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42102609
quantified 2y ago
There is no crime actually mentioned. What are the charges?
- MostlyStable 2y ago
  >If the state does prosecute, Patterson could face a reckless conduct charge, a $1,000 fine, and a year in jail. From the article, apparently it's "reckless conduct"
  - rbanffy 2y ago
    That sounds very ambiguous. Is installing Windows XP on an internet connected PC considered reckless? Is it driving a vintage car?
  - SturgeonsLaw 2y ago
    Sounds about right, it's one of those charges like "obstructing justice" that is so broad the cops can throw it out when there wasn't any real crime
  - dwaltrip 2y ago
    Would that actually hold up in court?
    - uberman 2y ago
      IANAL but I doubt it. There are school districts in GA that require kids to walk up to a mile and a half each way before bussing in mandated. Additionally, no jury of your rural peers would ever agree with those charges. I am stunned myself at the lunacy. I live in a rural area and given the size of their property I assume they do as well. My next door neighbor lives almost a mile from us. Granted I don't live in GA but I can't imagine any rural sheriff being re-elected on a platform that kids can't be trusted to walk to their neighbors house or to their little town.
  - quantified 2y ago
    Thank you, I missed that. Man, it'd be interesting to see what a jury would say. What's your peer group doing?
jewayne 2y ago
The busybodies don't realize that they are themselves a threat to kids' wellbeing. Nine times out of ten kids are better off with bad parents than with no parents.
smeej 2y ago
Instead, the sheriff is going to come handcuff mom and ~kidnap~ arrest her, in front of the kids. That shouldn't harm them at all, right? There's something missing about this story somewhere.
uberman 2y ago
interesting, given that kids in Atlanta GA are REQUIRED to walk to and from school if they live a mile away.
rbanffy 2y ago
They need to justify their military-level gear. If the city is nice and calm, they won’t get armored vehicles.

Cthulhu_ 2y ago

Apparently not knowing where your kid is IS the crime. Which is rampant in the countryside, RAMPANT!

leonheld 2y ago
Rampant across Europe/Japan/South America/... why would anyone not let their kids outside exploring/walking/exercising?
- deleted 2y ago
  [deleted]

silent_cal 2y ago

Many cops in the US have a massive superiority complex

dylan604 2y ago
Yeah, but wouldn't the sheriff making the comment be own goaling the situation. Wouldn't her scenarios imply that she's shite at her job so that crimes like these are prevalent?
- quantified 2y ago
  Teaches the kids what the cops are about.
- michaelt 2y ago
  No no, you see, the tremendous crime rate in the city is why voters should support giving the sheriff loads more unchecked power, and loads more money to buy MRAPs and AR-15s.
- mindslight 2y ago
  After witnessing the past decade, do you think even immediate logical contraditions matter in the least? Especially for the kind of people that think that society should be some kind of authority hierarchy, which is essentially a prerequisite of being a cop?
  - dylan604 2y ago
    It's precisely that lack of awareness on their part that makes Cartman's "respect my authority" funny or any other trope as well like Tackelberry from Police Academy work (for the old farts) or Farva from Super Troopers (for those slightly less old).

WaxProlix 2y ago

This is American policing, I've been pulled over or even detained for just walking several times. I think it's a combination of power tripping, nothing better to do with large police forces and many vehicles, and a fundamental distrust of any transport that isn't a car. And of course the legal and moral framework that allows for random abuses of rights and an overall acceptance of a papers-please force.

EasyMark 2y ago
Hate to ask but are you a person of color? My brown friends have been pulled over and stopped while just walking around many more times than me (plain white dude). I have been pulled over one time in my life and never so much as had more more than a “hi how are you doing?”from a cop on the street.
- joecool1029 2y ago
  FWIW I had my car get totaled while I was a freshman in college and walked to it the day after. Cops stopped me 3 times on approx a 6mi walk, wouldn't leave me the fuck alone until I pulled out ID. I'm white and this was in NJ, we are not a stop and identify state. Apparently teen walking down the road with a backpack in middle of day is suspicious. This was around 17 years ago, cant imagine how ridiculous it is now.
  - CHB0403085482 2y ago
    >cant imagine how ridiculous it is now. It can get worse.... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42102609 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42102609

quantified 2y ago

There is no crime actually mentioned. What are the charges?

MostlyStable 2y ago
>If the state does prosecute, Patterson could face a reckless conduct charge, a $1,000 fine, and a year in jail. From the article, apparently it's "reckless conduct"
- rbanffy 2y ago
  That sounds very ambiguous. Is installing Windows XP on an internet connected PC considered reckless? Is it driving a vintage car?
- SturgeonsLaw 2y ago
  Sounds about right, it's one of those charges like "obstructing justice" that is so broad the cops can throw it out when there wasn't any real crime
- dwaltrip 2y ago
  Would that actually hold up in court?
  - uberman 2y ago
    IANAL but I doubt it. There are school districts in GA that require kids to walk up to a mile and a half each way before bussing in mandated. Additionally, no jury of your rural peers would ever agree with those charges. I am stunned myself at the lunacy. I live in a rural area and given the size of their property I assume they do as well. My next door neighbor lives almost a mile from us. Granted I don't live in GA but I can't imagine any rural sheriff being re-elected on a platform that kids can't be trusted to walk to their neighbors house or to their little town.
- quantified 2y ago
  Thank you, I missed that. Man, it'd be interesting to see what a jury would say. What's your peer group doing?

jewayne 2y ago

The busybodies don't realize that they are themselves a threat to kids' wellbeing. Nine times out of ten kids are better off with bad parents than with no parents.

smeej 2y ago

Instead, the sheriff is going to come handcuff mom and ~kidnap~ arrest her, in front of the kids. That shouldn't harm them at all, right? There's something missing about this story somewhere.

uberman 2y ago

interesting, given that kids in Atlanta GA are REQUIRED to walk to and from school if they live a mile away.

rbanffy 2y ago

They need to justify their military-level gear. If the city is nice and calm, they won’t get armored vehicles.