Let's see: (1) Fifth grade, I got a trumpet so rode the city bus downtown, 7 miles, to music lessons. (2) Once also downtown there was a movie I wanted to se

Let's see: (1) Fifth grade, I got a trumpet so rode the city bus downtown, 7 miles, to music lessons. (2) Once also downtown there was a movie I wanted to see so got a little extra cash and went to the movie after the music lesson. (3) About then on radio I heard Beethoven's 7th Symphony. So, when the NY Phil came to town, I got a ticket and rode the bus, right, to downtown, 7 miles away. (4) After school, I did what I wanted, went exploring. (5) Soon I got a bicycle so rode it to and from school and otherwise was GONE on my bicycle, commonly rode five miles away, once about 10 miles to the next state. (6) When about 11, visited a friend my age in the country. He had a motorcycle, and we went "two up" for miles and miles. Onion solution for the threat of abduction and harassment of children in MD, not entirely in jest: Put the MD police and CPS in diapers in bed overnight, and in the morning have them write 500 times "I will not be a fool". Have all their travels out of house or office supervised with a leash and a GPS ankle bracelet. Four days a week have them wear an orange jump suit with lettering "I am a fool" and work on their knees with a toothbrush washing the sidewalks. For the next year, have them do 15 minute check ins with actually competent adult supervision. Much simpler solution: Drastically cut the budgets of the police and CPS. Likely actual solution: Have the MD police and CPS lose a big law suit, and have that legal case provide cover for the bloodless bureaucrats that put up with such nonsense to tell the hysterical busy-bodies to cool it.