Originally Posted by
sggoodri
But the problem here is not a legal one; the problem is perception of risk. The officer's perception of risk is way out of proportion with reality. The book I suggested is all about addressing the highly distorted perception of risk that people have, which ends up placing what many people consider to be unreasonable constraints on child independence. Without compelling evidence that what the child is doing is more dangerous than other everyday activities in which the police do not interfere, then the choice should be left to the parent.
And, that book is not law. There's some support out there for the "Helicopter Parent" as well. And, in many areas, Free Ranging Kids is a dangerous proposition at best.
And, many times, society removes the risk decision from parents; because parents can, and often are; ****ing ********.