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For another perspective, here is the local news story where I first heard about this- https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/ga-mother-arrested-after-child-walks-less

• willvarfar 2y ago
  My thought as I read it was that there are always multiple sides to the story. Can you please summarise for those of us who can't access it from outside the US?
  • viraptor 2y ago
    https://archive.md/jKJjz https://archive.md/jKJjz I'm not sure it's much of a different take. She was arrested for reckless behaviour for not reporting the son missing within 1h when she knew he ran away on his own. (Georgia has no minimum time for missing person reports, she claims she didn't know about that process)
    • hiatus 2y ago
      It's a shame that so many TV shows propagated the myth that you should wait 24 hours to report a missing person. The first 24 hours are the most critical!
      • viraptor 2y ago
        It was true though and was a common policy. It definitely lives in the back of my mind, but I don't think I've seen any new movie mentioning in for a really long time.
        • SOLAR_FIELDS 2y ago
          It’s a very common trope in procedural crime dramas still.
      • calgoo 2y ago
        From my memory they always said 24h for adults in movies. Kids never had a time limit in csi or similar shows
        • hiatus 2y ago
          I wouldn't expect people in crisis to be attentive to nuance.