Virginia mother convicted after her 5-year-old walked alone to a pond
Mother convicted of: her 5 yo walks short way to pond alone in Virginia
A Virginia mother was convicted of contributing to the delinquency of a minor after her 5-year-old son walked alone to a pond in their gated community. The case has ignited a fierce debate over when children are old enough to be unsupervised. Karyann Parkinson, who was pregnant at the time, said her son was never out of sight for long, but prosecutors argued the walk posed an unacceptable risk.
The summer day started normally for Karyann Parkinson.
- decatur
In Atlanta 30 years ago a mother wanted to pick up pictures from the photo lab. Brought her son along.
Police were waiting cos she took a picture of her son peeing.
Things escalated when she resisted the police taking away her son.
- dc3k
in addition to the absolute lunacy of the charges in the main article, the list of similar cases where parents were charged/convicted for letting their children walk a short distance alone is absurd
america really is a backwards place
- muglug
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