Originally Posted by
thdave
That officer was an ass, but I suspect it stems from the ass who called in a complaint. Still, that threat was way out of line and I'd visit with the police chief.
BTW--it is a bad idea to contact child protection services. They are not there to judge your parenting methods unless you neglect your children, which you clearly aren't.
I second this. Go to the chief but unless the police get CPS involved there is no reason to involve them in this. Not that you have anything to hide nor are you doing anything wrong but the last thing you want is an open CPS file. I don't know how things work where you are but in some places CPS has minimum requirements they have to do (follow up visits, child and neighbor interviews) and in some instances have greater authority than the police to invade your privacy. Last thing you need is them doing unannounced follow-up visits on something that never should have been sent to them in the first place. One government agency in your life is more than enough.