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Title: Mother Charged with Child Neglect, Could Lose Her Children for Having them Walk to School
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Activist Post
URL Source: http://www.activistpost.com/2016/04 ... or-kids-walking-to-school.html
Published: Apr 2, 2016
Author: Matt Agorist
Post Date: 2016-04-02 16:18:13 by Deckard
Keywords: None
Views: 1890
Comments: 11
By Matt Agorist Last month, Lisa Marie Palmer, upset that her children had missed the bus, again, decided that it would be a good learning experience for them if they walked to school. Palmer then got in her car and drove in front of her two daughters as they walked the 3-mile route to school. While some may think that having kids walk to school is a harsh punishment, it is far better than beating them. That being said, when Marion County sheriff’s deputy Chris Ladd spotted the two girls walking behind their mother’s car, he just had to stop it. In his report, Ladd said it appeared Palmer was driving ahead of her children and allowing them to catch up to her car until the kids reached the school. Sheriff Ronnie “Bo” Burnett said Palmer told deputies that her daughters were being punished for missing the bus. Of course, a police officer stopping to ask why two children are walking behind a car is rational. But, once Ladd realized what was going on, he should have simply gone about his business and moved on. However, that’s not what happened. Instead of allowing this mother of two to continue to teach her children a lesson in a non-violent creative way, Ladd charged Palmer. Even though the children had made it over a mile already under her plan, Palmer was subsequently charged with child neglect. To justify his actions, Ladd stated in the report that “Temperatures were cold, and traffic was beginning to become heavy with citizens heading to work.” He went on to state that “Mrs. Palmer was in no position to reach her children safely in the event of an emergency.” The Tennessee Department of Children’s Services is now investigating the case and Lisa Marie Palmer and her husband Douglas Palmer could face the possibility of losing their children. Lisa Palmer is due in court on April 18 on charges of child neglect and driving without a license. Sadly, this incident is not an isolated one. The nanny state is out in full force. Last year, the Free Thought Project reported the story of two Maryland parents who were found responsible, by Child Protective Services (CPS), of “unsubstantiated child neglect,” for allowing their 10-year-old boy and 6-year-old girl to walk a mile home, from a local playground to the family residence. 
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#1. To: Deckard (#0)
OMG!
Beats going after actual criminals - a donut muncher could get hurt that way. A government strong enough to impose your standards is strong enough to ban them.
hereditary love If you ... don't use exclamation points --- you should't be typeing ! Commas - semicolons - question marks are for girlie boys !
The Mother should have walked them to school instead of driving while they walked. It would be a better lesson. With that said, the cops and any other authorities should have butted out.
When you put it that way, yeah. Certainly those aren't the only options?
I agree. Especially since she didn't have a driver's license.
I missed that sentence. Although when I was young, my Mother never had a license. She never got one until the middle 70's. It was a bit different then, but this case depends on if she never had one, or it was taken for violations.
Her "lesson" to the children.
Cruel and unusual punishment, This woman disserves to be disciplined but not to have the children removed. The children would not be harmed by walking that distance, but also the manner of driving ahead of them left them open to harm. If she drove the children without a licence she would also be guilty of neglect. This case shows a great deal of foolishness
Since she had her own car, I'm guessing she had a license at some point. Whether it was suspended or expired, she certainly demonstrates a callous disregard for the law. Nice mom. Good lesson for the kids.
So she's driving, what, 2 miles per hour? And the cars behind her are forced to pass, creating a potential for an accident. Yep. It's all about her. F**k everyone else.
#2. To: Deckard (#0)
Instead of allowing this mother of two to continue to teach her children a lesson in a non-violent creative way, Ladd charged Palmer.
#3. To: Deckard (#0)
upset that her children had missed the bus, again,
boris
#4. To: Deckard (#0)
#5. To: Deckard (#0)
"While some may think that having kids walk to school is a harsh punishment, it is far better than beating them."
#6. To: jeremiad (#4)
"The Mother should have walked them to school instead of driving while they walked. It would be a better lesson."
#7. To: misterwhite (#6)
#8. To: misterwhite (#6)
she didn't have a driver's license.
#9. To: Deckard (#0)
(Edited)
#10. To: jeremiad (#7)
"but this case depends on if she never had one, or it was taken for violations."
#11. To: paraclete (#9)
"but also the manner of driving ahead of them left them open to harm."
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