r/Millennials • u/GoldenSunFl0wer Millennial(1990) • Sep 11 '26

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u/SnooChickens5474 Sep 11 '26

Its not crime preventing children from playing outside, it's other people calling the police or CPS the moment they see a kid playing outside unsupervised.

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u/CombComprehensive327 Sep 11 '26

Does that actually happen? Because my kids roam freely I loosely keep tabs on them because they are young enough I dunno if they would get lost

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u/daughtrofademonlover Sep 12 '26

Yes, this absolutely happens. I'm sure it depends on the area. DCF/CPS is overly aggressive in my area and will open an investigation over any call they receive. There are a lot of retirees who feel good about themselves calling the police.

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u/UristMcMagma Sep 11 '26

So let them? Unless you live in some shithole country there should be no problem with that.

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u/Worth_Car8711 Sep 12 '26

Theres actually more free roaming children in the shit hole countries and at least some of them do fine

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u/daughtrofademonlover Sep 12 '26

Once the police and CPS are called, they have to investigate and treat you like a criminal. In my area it isn't as simple as letting them come in and see your refrigerator. They become an invasive force in your life and keep you on their radar forever, it's traumatic for the parents and children, especially when no one did anything wrong.