9 years ago
‘Free-range’ parents plan to file lawsuit after police pick up children
Lawyers for the Meitivs allege that county officials kept the parents from their children for six hours.
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“We must ask ourselves how we reached the point where a parent’s biggest fear is that government officials will literally seize our children off the streets as they walk in our neighborhoods,” -Matthew Dowd, of the firm Wiley Rein, in a written statement.
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Man walking his dog called cops on 'free-range' kids
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A Statement from the Meitivs about the Detainment of their Kids
Quick question: Aren’t prisoners allowed one phone call, or is that just on TV? Because the Meitiv kids were not allowed to contact their parents in the six hours they were held by the authorities: -
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Add List item- 9y+ ago by Graphictruth
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2 +19y+ ago by Graphictruth
‘Free Range Kids’ Are Rounded Up and Caged By ‘Parenting Police’ Again in Maryland
Last year the Meitivs let their six year old daughter Dvora and their ten year old son Rafi walk about a mile home by themselves. The Meitivs had to sign a parenting contract before their kids were allowed to go home.
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3 +19y+ ago by Graphictruth
Why Free-Range Kids Are Healthier
Your kid is exactly as likely to be struck by lightning as he or she is to be randomly abducted. So why are we permanently branding parents as neglectful or abusive for letting their kids go to the park by themselves?
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