apparently, jail continues to be the appropriate penalty for poverty

[iainpj]

Mom Jailed for Letting 9-Year-Old Daughter Play at Park Near Job (theroot.com)

The part I love best about the article is the very last quote:
"I understand the mom may have been in a difficult situation, not having someone to watch the child, but at the same time, you've got to find somebody," Lesa Lamback told ABC 6.
I just want to ask that woman

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[p_j_cleary]

Also, remember the 70s, when we were all latchkey kids? 9 years old isn't really that young to be left to your own devices outside during the daytime.