[MBlume]

Sounds nice. I've personally spoken on the phone with a police officer who told me he'd involve CPS if he saw my daughter walking (two blocks!) to school again.

[jkestner]

One of the nice things about Texas is that it has a law against that. Tell your reps to get something similar passed. https://letgrow.org/texas-becomes-third-state-to-enshrine-re...

I'm reminded of how Georgia will pay foster parents of homeless kids more than it'd cost to simply put a roof over those kids' families heads. https://www.propublica.org/article/georgia-housing-assistanc...

[gnicholas]

Yeah, in CA you aren't allowed to leave a kid under 6 in a car if "there are conditions that can pose a risk to the child’s health and safety, even if accompanied by another child who is not yet 13. What does it mean for conditions to "pose a risk"? Obviously high heat, but it's not clear what else could qualify.

I don't ever leave my kids (one that is under 6 and one that is well over 6, but not yet 13) alone in a car, since I don't want police or nosy passersby injecting themselves in a perfectly benign situation.

[mitthrowaway2]

I don't think any of the parent posters were talking about leaving kids in a car. That is certainly a dangerous thing to do.

[koolba]

How old is your daughter and what happened when you told him to mind his own business and called his bluff?

[JumpCrisscross]

> what happened when you told him to mind his own business and called his bluff?

It's not a bluff. From what I've read, fighting CPS is expensive. (Though I would raise the issue with the police chief.)

[deprecative]

You want to antagonize an untouchable murder junkie? In what universe is that a good idea?