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re: Utah passes 'free-range parenting' law

Posted on 3/29/18 at 12:43 pm to
Posted by RoscoeHarper
Edmond, OK
Member since Aug 2011
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Posted on 3/29/18 at 12:43 pm to
As a parent of 11, 8, 4, and 3 year old kids, I think this is awesome! Parents shouldn't have to worry about some overzealous idiot getting them in trouble over their kids being outside playing.
Posted by RockyMtnTigerWDE
War Damn Eagle Dad!
Member since Oct 2010
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Posted on 3/29/18 at 12:55 pm to
You seem a little triggered over the pedo comment. Almost to the degree that one would suspect you are a...
Posted by Wtodd
Tampa, FL
Member since Oct 2013
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Posted on 3/29/18 at 12:56 pm to
I remember when we didn't need stupid fricking laws
Posted by uway
Member since Sep 2004
33109 posts
Posted on 3/29/18 at 12:59 pm to
quote:

Kids need to wonder about the world, explore and play in it, and by doing so learn the skills of self-reliance and problem-solving they’ll need as adults,"


A homeschooled kid would know the difference between wander and wonder.
Posted by TheCaterpillar
Member since Jan 2004
76774 posts
Posted on 3/29/18 at 1:02 pm to
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I don't understand what the law actually does.


There have been dozens of parents that have had CMS investigate them, and in some cases, bring charges or take their kids away for simply letting them roam around neighborhoods unsupervised.

This protects those families by saying children don't have to be supervised all the time.
Posted by TheCaterpillar
Member since Jan 2004
76774 posts
Posted on 3/29/18 at 1:02 pm to
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A homeschooled kid would know the difference between wander and wonder.




Yeah, but they wouldn't have any friends to share that information with.
Posted by Mike da Tigah
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Member since Feb 2005
59140 posts
Posted on 3/29/18 at 1:04 pm to
Are kids not allowed to ride their bikes to school anymore?
Posted by uway
Member since Sep 2004
33109 posts
Posted on 3/29/18 at 1:04 pm to
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Yeah, but they wouldn't have any friends to share that information with


Sonic
Posted by Yat27
Austin
Member since Nov 2010
8111 posts
Posted on 3/29/18 at 1:04 pm to
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Utah honestly might be the best state in the country to raise a kid in.



One of the best states in the country, period, IMO.
This post was edited on 3/29/18 at 1:05 pm
Posted by Damone
FoCo
Member since Aug 2016
32966 posts
Posted on 3/29/18 at 1:05 pm to
Pretty creepy that the first thing you think of when hearing about kids being alone is pedos.
Posted by Mike da Tigah
Bravo Romeo Lima Alpha
Member since Feb 2005
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Posted on 3/29/18 at 1:06 pm to
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Pretty creepy that the first thing you think of when hearing about kids being alone is pedos.


Yeah, like school shootings, pedos weren’t something we concerned ourselves with when I was growing up. The world truly has taken a nose dive.

Posted by Damone
FoCo
Member since Aug 2016
32966 posts
Posted on 3/29/18 at 1:08 pm to
But that’s the thing, the world is significantly safer now, but the bad things that do happen get amplified a hundred fold so people stay petrified and act like we’re living in Thunderdome or something.
Posted by Mike da Tigah
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Posted on 3/29/18 at 1:13 pm to
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But that’s the thing, the world is significantly safer now, but the bad things that do happen get amplified a hundred fold so people stay petrified and act like we’re living in Thunderdome or something.


A lot of truth to that I’m sure, but fact is we never even thought of stuff like that growing up.
Posted by TheCaterpillar
Member since Jan 2004
76774 posts
Posted on 3/29/18 at 1:19 pm to
Its a lot harder for pedos to take kids now that they all have iphones

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