Mom jailed for letting 10-year-old walk alone to town
reason.com
It was dinnertime on October 30, 2024, when police handcuffed Brittany Patterson in front of three of her four children and drove her to the station in

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21954268

Mom Jailed for Letting 10-Year-Old Walk Alone to Town

“I was not panicking as I know the roads and know he is mature enough to walk there without incident,” says Brittany Patterson.

  • grue@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
    162·
    2 years ago

    The sheriff disagreed.

    “She kept mentioning how he could have been run over, or kidnapped or ‘anything’ could have happened,” recalls Patterson.

    • jordanlund@lemmy.worldEnglish
      20·
      2 years ago

      ‘anything’ could have happened if he’d stayed home too. ‘Anything’ is a low bar. ;)

    • GladiusB@lemmy.worldEnglish
      15·
      2 years ago

      She needs a fucking hobby besides acting like some pedo. 100 percent if this was a man watching a kid it would be taken much differently.