She's eight! My God, what a sad state this country is in. What ever happened to a peace officer simply taking a wandering child home, reassuring the panicked parent, and leaving it at that? Zero tolerance, zero thinking, zero compassion, zero mercy.
Remember when Spencer Tracy (as Stanley Banks) left the pram unattended at the park because he got involved in a kids ball game? He came back, and realized his grandson was gone. The cops had taken the baby to the station when they figured no adult was around. As they were happily playing with the baby, Stanley came in and their demeanor changed. The cops lectured Grandpa, shaming him, but eventually the shaken, remorseful Stanley made it home with his grandson.
I know it's just an old movie, but it nonetheless highlights the attitude of a peace officer (verses the aggressive, modern-day LEO).
Even the acronym LEO indicates a predator, the king of beasts. Surely that's no accident.
The officer was pretty mad and told my wife she might want to consider a divorce. I can understand him being mad, I have beat myself up quite a bit over this also. I feel the divorce comment was over the line though.
Call Greta!