Timeline for In the USA in the year 2014, does the law forbid children from being out and about without close adult supervision?
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| Mar 24, 2019 at 9:47 | comment | added | Pascal remembers Monica | I would suggest that the law is flexible on purpose, but that the overwhelming majority of judges will apply basic common sense when ruling. I'd further suggest that what the OP describes (lots of news articles about parents facing abuse charges in the US) is a kind of observation bias - you don't hear about the many more cases that don't get to court because someone reasonable stepped in before that). In fact, the news articles show that such extreme rulings are still considered strange by the people -- otherwise they wouldn't be news. | |
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| Jul 24, 2014 at 21:26 | comment | added | Vivian River | Let me clarify one thing: I stated that I live in Colorado, but the specific example I gave of a man being arrested for not watching over his son in public happened in Ohio. | |
| Jul 24, 2014 at 0:39 | comment | added | jker | @DanielAllenLangdon: Yeah, the "yes" was mostly to state that it could be interpreted as illegal in some parts of the US, but this really does depend on where you live specifically. | |
| Jul 23, 2014 at 16:28 | comment | added | Vivian River | Thanks for a great answer! At the beginning, you suggest that the answer is "yes", but looking at the source you cite, it sounds like the answer is that it depends on the attitude of law enforcement and court officials. I am reminded of the debate about how to interpret the meaning of the 8th Amendment phrase "cruel and unusual punishment". As one judge might consider hanging an appropriate punishment, another might consider it cruel and unusual. Likewise, a judge would have great leeway to interpret the rules that you cite. | |
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| Jul 23, 2014 at 6:29 | history | answered | jker | CC BY-SA 3.0 |