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[Michael] Tang, a chemist who was feeling frustrated with his 8-year-old son for cheating on homework, decided to teach him an important life lesson – that money is hard to earn and slacking off at school could mean not having a home someday. Tang dropped Isaac off in a parking lot one mile from home and told him to walk the rest of the way. It was 7:45 p.m. in Corona, a city near Los Angeles, and the sun had barely set. Isaac knew the route home and was familiar with using pedestrian crossings.
When Tang sent his father to get Isaac after 15 minutes, the child already been picked up by police, alerted by someone who thought he was in danger because he was alone. Tang was arrested and spent the night in jail; but the punishment did not end there. Reason reports:
"A jury later convicted him of child endangerment, and the judge sentenced him to parenting classes and a 56-day work release program picking up trash and doing other menial work."
(Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Friday April 21 2017, @10:24PM (1 child)
When I was eight years old I'd walk farther than that just to buy a candy bar.
If this is how we raise our children, they will have no sense of adventure when they grow up. They will lose wars. They will decide not to found a startup. They won't run for public office.
Yes I Have No Bananas. [gofundme.com]
(Score: 1) by AssCork on Tuesday May 02 2017, @12:45PM
...They won't run for public office
That last one isn't what I'd call a bad thing. Most 'public officials' could be replaced with a voting app and a few different regulations.
I suspect there's actually a need for maybe six politicians per town, and that's if you count one Advocatus Diaboli [wikipedia.org] (which should be required in all things, IMHO).
Just popped-out of a tight spot. Came out mostly clean, too.