[Hardastarboard]

Similar thing happened to my wife several years ago. Morons who live behind me let their 2 year old kid out naked and crying running down the street. My wife wasn't sure whose child it was, but suspected it was the people behind us. She and her best friend debated helping the child directly, but called the cops instead. The cop was a little annoyed, asking them why didn't you help the child? They told him, you'd have to be out of your mind to even touch someone else's naked child in this day and age, no matter his or her condition.

It's brutal, but I can't argue it. I don't blame anyone who doesn't want to get caught up in a modern suburban version of a Kafka novel.

[VeritatisSplendor]

"you'd have to be out of your mind to even touch someone else's naked child in this day and age, no matter his or her condition."

Oh yeah? I still remember a murder more than thirty years ago, a l0 year old girl who escaped from her kidnapper and went running naked along a highway - many motorists saw her and didn't stop - "I thought she was using the bathroom or something" - kidnapper caught her again and finished the job.

For God's sake, help the child. Wrap the child in a towel, sit on your front porch and wait for the police.

Mrs VS

[Tired of Taxes]

I'm a mother, too, and I fully understand.

Then there are the times when you try to help a kid who appears lost, only to be snapped-at by the mama. Example: Last summer, I kept chasing a 4yo boy out of a parking lot back into the park to play. Finally, I walked him over to his mom. Some guy who saw what I was doing said, "You're wasting your time." Sure enough, it turns out mama was TELLING him to go play in the parking lot :-0 and couldn't understand my reaction. I walked away, and the guy said, "See, I told you."