Mom jailed for letting 10-year-old walk alone to town
reason.com
It was dinnertime on October 30, 2024, when police handcuffed Brittany Patterson in front of three of her four children and drove her to the station in

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21954268

Mom Jailed for Letting 10-Year-Old Walk Alone to Town

“I was not panicking as I know the roads and know he is mature enough to walk there without incident,” says Brittany Patterson.

    • Subdivide6857@midwest.socialEnglish
      7·
      2 days ago

      I live in a rural community. What scares me the most is the dumbass hicks flying around in their giant vehicles, both old and young. They’re always driving like their houses are on fire.

      • jerkface@lemmy.caEnglish
        4·
        2 days ago

        When I go running on country roads in spandex and sandals, the hicks in the trucks go by real friggin’ slowly. Like, aggressively slowly.

        • ALiteralCabbage@feddit.ukEnglish
          4·
          1 day ago

          Maybe they just want to objectify you for a bit, if you’re in Spandex?

          I assume that’s the case when I cycle in rural areas in Spandex.

      • Liz@midwest.socialEnglish
        2·
        2 days ago

        Here’s where the problem is. The sheriff is viewing the potential for the kid to get hit by a person driving a car as the kid’s fault, when of course the fault should lie completely with her person operating heavy machinery.