Child abducted by police after mother let him get 40 yards away from her

120 feet =/= 30 yards

Was his name tomahawk?

I get the neighbor's concern, but they could have just issued a warning.

that lady is a dipshit, im fine with this, she just let her 4 year old play and admits she wasnt watching him... hes 4 years old...

I really expected the cops to be wrong. Mother is a dumbass. I doubt the neighbors called because he was alone for a few minutes and she admitted she wasn't even watching him. Kid was playing on a playground he could have easily hurt himself without adult supervision. Not only is she a dumbass she is a stupid drama queen.

The woman was making a valid point in that we don't need to be writing helicopter parenting into the law... BUT... looking at the aerial shot of the apt complex, there are big trees between her apt and the playground. And for there to be enough unsupervised time between him being gone and her coming to find him for the cops to arrive and gather isn't free range parenting. At 4 years old, that's negligence. I have a 4 year old that I allow to play in my back yard alone, but I check on him every minute or two thru the window. Kids need to learn independence, but not that level at that age.

It is true that ppl are way too sensitive about stuff though. A few weeks ago, we were on our way somewhere and the kids were already in car seats when I realized I'd forgotten something upstairs. Mr. 1999 was in the car with them, but hurried back in to get his watch. Kids are in car, not running, no keys, door to house and car open so we can hear them. We walk back out and two busybodies are power walking by, peering at our car and whispering, because they can see and hear kids inside but no parents. It was 68 degrees, in our own driveway, we were gone maybe 45 seconds, but these women were ready to call the cops on us. Ridiculous!!

Yet the many of the OT yearn for the days when young children could leave home in the morning and return home when the street lights went on.