Mom jailed for letting 10-year-old walk alone to town
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
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Based on the safety plan including “installing a location tracking app on the child’s phone”, the kid has a phone and could easily call for help or be called if there was a concern.
Children used to ride bikes much farther then a mile without even a quarter in their pocket to pay for a phone call.
Never needed money when you could call collect and when prompted for a name you gave a speedy, "mom pick me up at the mall!!" And of course she'd decline the call.
Bob Wehadababyitsaboy
Man I had to explain this to my fiance about a month ago. It popped in my head after being dormant for 20 years and I was just saying it out loud around her. Glad someone else out there still remembers
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