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A Georgia woman was arrested because her ten-year-old son was found walking a mile down the road.


When I was around thirteen or fourteen, I used to walk about three miles along the busiest road in town and then a stretch of highway to go to an arcade I liked. Maybe it was foolhardy, but in those days it was just the kind of things kids did. I don't think anyone in my family would've been arrested back then on charges of reckless endangerment.

But there was one particular exchange at the end of the article that really caught my attention:

“Well,” Patterson’s mother said, “she could lose her way of making of living by being arrested, you do realize that.”

“Okay, that’s not my concern,” the deputy said. “My concern is the children.”
Not even thinking that the mother losing her job might harm the welfare of the children. Great police work.
 

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A Georgia woman was arrested because her ten-year-old son was found walking a mile down the road.


When I was around thirteen or fourteen, I used to walk about three miles along the busiest road in town and then a stretch of highway to go to an arcade I liked. Maybe it was foolhardy, but in those days it was just the kind of things kids did. I don't think anyone in my family would've been arrested back then on charges of reckless endangerment.

But there was one particular exchange at the end of the article that really caught my attention:


Not even thinking that the mother losing her job might harm the welfare of the children. Great police work.
There's a world of difference between 10 and 14, but this is a grossly disproportionate response to a non-event. Just take the kid home, tell the parent to keep a closer eye and go on your way to try and nick some proper villains.
 

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There's a world of difference between 10 and 14, but this is a grossly disproportionate response to a non-event. Just take the kid home, tell the parent to keep a closer eye and go on your way to try and nick some proper villains.
I was able to run around on my own at that age. Kids in Japan younger than that ride the train by themselves. It's ridiculous you can get arrested for letting your kids outside.
 

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Another UK action I agree with, but it depends on how they handle it. Giving everyone ChatGPT will mean disaster, so no general LLMs. A subject matter example, AI is good, however.
 

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Another UK action I agree with, but it depends on how they handle it. Giving everyone ChatGPT will mean disaster, so no general LLMs. A subject matter example, AI is good, however.
Not UK. This was Linda McMahon. Also, it wasn't clear if she knew what she was talking about.
 

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She looks like Zelda, I don't see the problem. Why is right-wing X/Twitter so cringe?
 

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She looks like Zelda, I don't see the problem. Why is right-wing X/Twitter so cringe?
With enough makeup, a outlandish sense of fashion, and likely some amount of plastic surgery, you too can look like a cartoon character!
 

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With enough makeup, a outlandish sense of fashion, and likely some amount of plastic surgery, you too can look like a cartoon character!
Ah yes, the filming of movies is very well known to use absolutely no makeup or costuming whatsoever, because those things are gay.
 

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Ah yes, the filming of movies is very well known to use absolutely no makeup or costuming whatsoever, because those things are gay.
They will use those things, and whoever plays Zelda will look like Zelda. The bad news for the internet in this case is that the hiring criteria for actors is not "already be in costume", so the person they want to play the role may not end up being cast.
 

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Gross....

They used MILFs.

That said, I am not particularly into male protagonists in non-consent games; it just feels weird.