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A California mother shared video of her 3-year-old daughter being "let off with a warning" by an officer who caught her driving a Barbie Jeep without a license.
Serenity Hanna posted a video to Facebook showing her 3-year-old daughter, Davy, having a run-in with a Huntington Beach Police officer.
"No license, no registration", the officer says, "What are we going to do about this?"
The little girl hits the accelerator and attempts to flee the scene, sparking an ultra slow-speed pursuit.
"I can't believe this is happening", Hanna says through laughter.
"Our 3 year old daughter had a run in with HBPD this evening while out for a drive", she wrote in the Facebook post. "Even though she tried to flee the scene, the officer let her off with a warning and a badge sticker. We failed to ask this officer's name but he made our day and gave us a story to tell our family for years to come!"
(Score: 5, Funny) by bob_super on Monday June 05 2017, @11:12PM (4 children)
Cute stuff from FB on SN?
How dare you challenge my ultra-cynicism and dare me to point out that 4-year-old Abdelkader Muhammad, doing the same in a black pickup truck would have been droned, shot in the back, tazed, and taken to Gitmo?
I'm not falling for it! You will not get me!
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Jeremiah Cornelius on Monday June 05 2017, @11:18PM
Well, it's a good thing the toddler was white. Or we'd undoubtedly have had another child-execution by the Police to deal with.
You're betting on the pantomime horse...
(Score: 4, Funny) by krishnoid on Monday June 05 2017, @11:20PM
I'll just leave this public service announcement here [youtube.com].
(Score: 5, Touché) by Rosco P. Coltrane on Monday June 05 2017, @11:22PM
A US cop doing his duty without beating or killing someone is newsworthy I would say...
(Score: 2) by CoolHand on Tuesday June 06 2017, @11:13AM
Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job-Douglas Adams
(Score: 0, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 06 2017, @12:14AM (2 children)
If the kid was black, she'd be dead.
(Score: 4, Touché) by nethead on Tuesday June 06 2017, @12:20AM (1 child)
If she was black, she wouldn't be in HB.
How did my SN UID end up over 3 times my /. UID?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 06 2017, @04:05AM
Wouldn't be alive for long anyway ;).
(Score: 1, Redundant) by arcz on Tuesday June 06 2017, @12:19AM (4 children)
Why is this considered newsworthy? What's next? "5 AMAZING treatments for acne you wont even believe would work!"
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 06 2017, @12:29AM
The fact that it is newsworthy makes it even more depressing. Remember: if it's on the news it's an unusual event. A positive interaction between a family and a police officer? STOP THE PRESSES!
If the girl had been shot we probably wouldn't even hear about this encounter.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by AthanasiusKircher on Tuesday June 06 2017, @01:12AM (1 child)
Yeah, I have to say I was questioning myself earlier today because I submitted an article last night on studies about preschool curricula that I found interesting, because I saw the submission queue was really low. This morning I found myself thinking -- was that really on-topic for this site?
Then I saw this story. I don't feel bad anymore.
(Score: 2) by edIII on Tuesday June 06 2017, @08:38PM
Whether it is a slow news day or not, it's nice to have little breaks like this. I would think it would be hard to politicize it, difficult to be cynical about it, but everyone here proved you can still do it :P
I know we like technical articles, and love articles about science without paywalled bs, but this is a news site. Sometimes, even on serious news, it's nice to hear a pleasant story that can delude us for just a little bit into believing we live in a nice place.
Little cute and funny things like this may not be the main content, but I would think a sprinkling or two wouldn't be a bad thing.
Technically, lunchtime is at any moment. It's just a wave function.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 06 2017, @06:34AM
Funny you should mention that... I have here this wonder-cream made from an exotic South American bean which cures acne, cancer and prevents hangovers. Just walk this way for our no-obligation demo...
(Score: 3, Informative) by nethead on Tuesday June 06 2017, @12:25AM (1 child)
That was cute. Just what I needed after a crappy Monday at work.
How did my SN UID end up over 3 times my /. UID?
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 06 2017, @03:49PM
it wasn't cute. it was disgusting. stupid pig comes over to play good guy while interfering with people's day, family sucks up like crazy, kid leaves to try and continue wtf she was trying to do. dumb mom posts her bs to facebook. dumb ass posts it here.
(Score: 1) by noneof_theabove on Tuesday June 06 2017, @01:01AM (1 child)
yep, that is what parents are teaching their children.
if I did that 60 years ago I'd still be digging boot leather out of my ass.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by bob_super on Tuesday June 06 2017, @01:08AM
Positive spin: they taught her to run away from scary-looking strangers trying to talk to her.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Snotnose on Tuesday June 06 2017, @02:43AM (5 children)
Is it possible I can see the video without FB? Cuz at this point I can guarantee you the words printed on my tombstone will be "stubbern fucker refused to make a FB account".
/ well, except my body is donated to science
// whats left (likely close to 100% of it) will be cremated
/// the ashes dumped into the nearest body of water (probably a toilet).
When the dust settled America realized it was saved by a porn star.
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 06 2017, @04:55AM (2 children)
oh, hi. I'm one of the other 23. i just wanted to say that I like you post.
(Score: 4, Funny) by JNCF on Tuesday June 06 2017, @12:47PM
#21 here. We should start a website where we can all talk about how we don't use social networks. Let's call it "SoylentNews," just until we come up with a better name.
(Score: 2) by hemocyanin on Wednesday June 07 2017, @04:54AM
Same here. I have FB blackholed in my /etc/hosts file.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 06 2017, @06:07AM
Toddler flees California officer's 'traffic stop' in Barbie Jeep
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ub6J_WcFaqY#eow-title [youtube.com]
-- OriginalOwner_ [soylentnews.org]
(Score: 2) by FakeBeldin on Tuesday June 06 2017, @07:54AM
The video link in the summary works just fine without an FB account. So: yes, you can see the video without an FB account. On FB, even.
If you would prefer not to view it on FB, see OrigOwner's comment for the YT link.
(Score: 1, Flamebait) by dltaylor on Tuesday June 06 2017, @03:29AM
parents should have been charged with reckless endangerment; at a minimum, forced to parenting classes through child protective services.
Before you whine, she's just lucky some cell-phone-gazing asshat in an SUV didn't crush her.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Aiwendil on Tuesday June 06 2017, @09:42AM (3 children)
USA seems weird. Allowing/having your kid walk hom from school on a known path is child endangerment but having the child run from the police is cute. :)
(Add salt to taste)
(Score: 2) by stormreaver on Tuesday June 06 2017, @06:05PM (1 child)
I can't tell if you're serious or not, but on the assumption that you are somehow legitimately confused:
The cop was obviously trying to create a light and fun memory for everyone involved. The "traffic stop" was clearly just a playful moment between police and the people they serve.
(Score: 2) by Aiwendil on Tuesday June 06 2017, @10:05PM
The parenthesis regarding salt [oxforddictionaries.com] was to indicate it was a non-serious comment.
(Score: 2) by edIII on Tuesday June 06 2017, @08:34PM
Honestly, get over yourself :)
It's a three year old. They're little escapists. Bath? Escape. Bedtime? Cry, scream, escape. Nap? See bedtime.
Drawing conclusions about society from three year olds makes as much sense as determining the motion of the planets from grains of sand at the beach.
I don't look at toddlers in foreign countries and try to infer culture and morality.
Technically, lunchtime is at any moment. It's just a wave function.