[hinckley buzzard]

It seems to me that the reasonableness of this event depends entirely on the neighborhood. If it is indeed a generally safe low crime area, then at 10 and 6, a mile from home should be no big deal.

I think the problem is meddlesome neighbors and officious cops who, having been called, don't have the simple commonsense to pick up the kids and take them home instead of subjecting them to the tender mercies of county social workers.

[digger48]

I wonder if this was the same “concerned citizen” that got po-po involved the other time(s)

[the OlLine Rebel]

Silver Spring in places is a little questionable, but I still doubt it is as horrid as some have made it. I’d be most concerned about traffic.

[exDemMom]

It seems to me that the reasonableness of this event depends entirely on the neighborhood

Silver Spring is an expensive neighborhood in an expensive state.

This family is being harassed, pure and simple.

The horrible irony is that the MD state legislature just passed a bill to try to prevent CPS from returning kids to violently abusive parents. The law is named after a 2 year old who was removed from foster care and returned to her parents who then beat her to death. CPS can't keep kids out of abusive homes, but they sure have time to harass parents who are letting their kids learn independence.