Mom Arrested for Letting Kid Play in Lego Store While She Shopped
Lenore Skenazy|Aug. 6, 2014 12:31 pm
Do you remember going to the store as a kid? It was time on your own. It was a thrill.
Now, it's a crime.
Yesterday afternoon, a mom in Long Island, New York, was arrested for leaving her 7-year-old at the Roosevelt Field Mall LEGO Store for an hour and 20 minutes while she shopped elsewhere in the mall. According to Patch.com:
A store manger at the Lego Store became concerned for the well being of the unsupervised child and contacted mall security, who then called 911, police said.
Lenore Skenazy|Aug. 6, 2014 12:31 pm
Do you remember going to the store as a kid? It was time on your own. It was a thrill.
Now, it's a crime.
Yesterday afternoon, a mom in Long Island, New York, was arrested for leaving her 7-year-old at the Roosevelt Field Mall LEGO Store for an hour and 20 minutes while she shopped elsewhere in the mall. According to Patch.com:
A store manger at the Lego Store became concerned for the well being of the unsupervised child and contacted mall security, who then called 911, police said.
The child was left unattended in the store for about an hour and 20 minutes, police said. When Patricia Juarez returned to the store, she arrested without incident at about 5:30 p.m., police said.
The story mentions that the the mother, Patricia Juarez, was also charged with petty larceny stemming from a previous warrant. Larceny is a real crime, of course. Letting your kid play by himself in the LEGO Store is not. I would really love the police to explain how endangered this child actually was, in a public place, surrounded by employees, shoppers, and security (and LEGO superheroes!).
Nonetheless, in a country that arrests parents for taking their eyes off their kids anytime before they're legally old enough to join the Army, Juarez is now considered a criminal.
Her child was released to a relative, which makes me wonder whether the mom is in jail or simply not allowed contact with her son, since she is obviously a depraved monster who left her kid in an alligator swamp with meatballs in his pockets (or the suburban equivalent).
Mom Arrested for Watching Children Play
September 16, 2012 Kristen Watts No comments
Ever heard of someone being arrested for watching their children play? This case is absolutely absurd! A La Porte, Texas mom was arrested while sitting in her lawn chair in her front yard watching her 6 and 9 year old play on motorized scooters in their quiet suburban cul de sac.
In her complaint, Cooper says she lives on a “quiet, suburban cul de sac” and “often allows her 6- and 9-year-old children to ride their scooters on the street while she watches from a chair in the driveway or through the large windows on the front of her house.”
Apparently a disgruntled neighbor (one Shelley Fullerare of La Porte, TX) alleged that she had hit one of the children with her car because their mother “abandoned” them. Wow, what a news flash! Sometimes people lie to the police! This false accusation started a snowball effect that ended in Cooper’s arrest.
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The story mentions that the the mother, Patricia Juarez, was also charged with petty larceny stemming from a previous warrant. Larceny is a real crime, of course. Letting your kid play by himself in the LEGO Store is not. I would really love the police to explain how endangered this child actually was, in a public place, surrounded by employees, shoppers, and security (and LEGO superheroes!).
Nonetheless, in a country that arrests parents for taking their eyes off their kids anytime before they're legally old enough to join the Army, Juarez is now considered a criminal.
Her child was released to a relative, which makes me wonder whether the mom is in jail or simply not allowed contact with her son, since she is obviously a depraved monster who left her kid in an alligator swamp with meatballs in his pockets (or the suburban equivalent).
Mom Arrested for Watching Children Play
September 16, 2012 Kristen Watts No comments
Ever heard of someone being arrested for watching their children play? This case is absolutely absurd! A La Porte, Texas mom was arrested while sitting in her lawn chair in her front yard watching her 6 and 9 year old play on motorized scooters in their quiet suburban cul de sac.
In her complaint, Cooper says she lives on a “quiet, suburban cul de sac” and “often allows her 6- and 9-year-old children to ride their scooters on the street while she watches from a chair in the driveway or through the large windows on the front of her house.”
Apparently a disgruntled neighbor (one Shelley Fullerare of La Porte, TX) alleged that she had hit one of the children with her car because their mother “abandoned” them. Wow, what a news flash! Sometimes people lie to the police! This false accusation started a snowball effect that ended in Cooper’s arrest.
“Her children were separated from her and interrogated by child abuse investigators. CPS found no cause for concern regarding the well being of Cooper’s children and dropped the investigation.”
Are police now allowed to arrest people for things that are not against the law? Is there a law in that city that says that children can not play in the road? These are questions that need further investigation.
Apparently the policeman pulled up and informed the mom that he was there to arrest her. Then he proceeded to handcuff her hands so tightly behind her back that the handcuffs cut into her skin (from her statement). That was probably due to the fact that she asked the officer if he could cuff her in front because she has a pre-existing shoulder, back and neck condition that makes putting her hands behind her back extremely painful.
Naturally the city, the unnamed police officer and the nosy neighbor who should have been minding her own business being sued by Cooper. Apparently the damages include 18 hours in police custody, and aggravated health condition that may require surgery now, and $7,000 in legal fees all for no good reason.
This case isn’t as bad as the wrong door invasion that I recently wrote about where the police shot the family dog in front of the children, handcuffed the kids next to the dead dog for an hour while ransacking the house and wouldn’t give one of the children access to her medication, all even after they knew they were in the wrong house. But it’s still bad enough. Why do the masses sit quietly by and do nothing as we see these types of issues increase?
Police definitely need to be held accountable for these types of abuses. There simply isn’t an excuse for arresting law-abiding citizens for no good reason.
Are police now allowed to arrest people for things that are not against the law? Is there a law in that city that says that children can not play in the road? These are questions that need further investigation.
Apparently the policeman pulled up and informed the mom that he was there to arrest her. Then he proceeded to handcuff her hands so tightly behind her back that the handcuffs cut into her skin (from her statement). That was probably due to the fact that she asked the officer if he could cuff her in front because she has a pre-existing shoulder, back and neck condition that makes putting her hands behind her back extremely painful.
Naturally the city, the unnamed police officer and the nosy neighbor who should have been minding her own business being sued by Cooper. Apparently the damages include 18 hours in police custody, and aggravated health condition that may require surgery now, and $7,000 in legal fees all for no good reason.
This case isn’t as bad as the wrong door invasion that I recently wrote about where the police shot the family dog in front of the children, handcuffed the kids next to the dead dog for an hour while ransacking the house and wouldn’t give one of the children access to her medication, all even after they knew they were in the wrong house. But it’s still bad enough. Why do the masses sit quietly by and do nothing as we see these types of issues increase?
Police definitely need to be held accountable for these types of abuses. There simply isn’t an excuse for arresting law-abiding citizens for no good reason.
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