“Not only was dad not charged, they released the kids to him!”
Maybe he was sober, and wasn’t supposed to be in charge at the time.
When I mention on ‘legalize pot’ threads that kids will suffer most, I get called a ‘nanny stater.’ Why not make alcohol illegal, too, they ask.
Because one can have a drink or two or even three and not be drunk. Public drunkenness is already a crime, as is driving drunk, caring for children when drunk, etc.
Anyone who smokes the ganja gets high.
And they don’t all sit quietly in their living rooms doing no harm to anybody. They drive, they make major decisions, they neglect dependents, etc.
There is no indication that pot was involved in this incident.
Maybe he was sober, and wasn’t supposed to be in charge at the time.
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Exactly. My hubby worked nights for some years and it would have been ridiculous to hold him responsible for anything that happened during the day. Watching the kids during the day was MY responsibility.