I too, as many have similarly said, grew up free to roam the streets. My mom worked (step-dads were here and there), I and my siblings went to school, and afterwards did whatever I wanted as long as I did my chores. We played wiffle ball in the street, built forts, put together model cars, played with our army men, etc. If I didn’t, I got the belt on my bare butt (yes, it hurt but soon didn’t care); if I did my chores, I got a few dollars allowance to use; I usually used it to go skating on Fri or Sat night to maybe meet or dance with a cute girl or buy candy. That also involved me walking through woods about 1/2 mile in the dark by myself. Nobody attacked me, nobody abducted me, and I never saw a white van or was approached by someone I did not know or fear Halloween.

The only fear I got was from the present step dad beating us and my older brother experimenting about sexual desires with me.

Being said, I do 100% believe parents are responsible and accountable for their children. This woman did not abandon her child. She let her live. Whether it’s 1970 or 2020, fear in society (42 abductions in daycare vs 0 in a park) is just that, fear (albeit unfounded).

So now she will be in jail and maybe the child will go to child protective services where the child has a greater chance of being abused either by violence, sex abuse or neglect.
I base this on the news reports I see here in Florida of the over worked and understaffed child services department where kids are sent off to families with numerous complaints against them for some sort of violation of the rules like starving the child etc

Opportunistic politicians and shock journalists are the primary culprits. The media mantra once was “if it bleeds, it leads.” Now it is “if it sizzles, it sells.”

I went through the same situation in Jacksonville, FL. If you did not say what the counselor wanted you to say, he would keep you there almost indefinitely. There had been “clients” there for more than six years. Of course, the longer you stayed there, the more money you would be paying.

Fortunately, I was able to get out by going to one-on-one counseling with a psychologist in Orlando, FL. I did the whole thing in seven months instead of God knows how many years.

Don’t laugh, those chips are coming. It is foretold in the Bible. Taking the mark of the beast and not being able to buy or sell without one. Those who refuse will have to steal, barter, fight or rob to stay alive.

I believe it will either be a microchip or a UPC code tattooed on your forearm so you can be scanned when you buy something or stopped by law enforcement to see if you have warrants. Also the Cameras on every corner and big brother is not a joke nor paranoia. In many cities they already use facial recognition in public areas. UCF police use license plate readers to find and arrest people who are not students on campus even though there are stores on campus like starbucks that anyone should be able to use.

Hope I am dead by time that happens but things are really moving fast with technology. They are talking about eventually anyone on probation having to wear a GPS device.

John Stossel is known for sensible reporting. I loved his piece called “Gimme a Break”. There was one episode of that which has since been taken off of YouTube where a teenage couple in MY home state of Connecticut were 2 years apart in age. The male turned 18 before the female turned 16 and that made the ALREADY EXISTING relationship ILLEGAL. The girl’s father pressed charges on the boyfriend and ruined his life. All because of whose birthday came first.
I’ve tried to find that episode again but it seems to have disappeared.

The comments on YouTube are overwhelmingly critical about government overreach! And better yet the only kidnappings that are done to children are by Child Welfare Services…

why does someones always have to bring politics into this, BOTH SIDES ARE CONTINUALLY SCREWING US