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RebelOne

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31. Yep, I lived in South Florida as a child.

Thu Feb 16, 2012, 04:10 PM

Feb 2012

I biked 2 miles to the elementary school. Then we moved when I got to junior high school, and I had to walk 3 miles to school every day. And other then the scorching summer heat, didn't bother me. And there was never any 30-degree weather that I can remember.

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Mom Faces Jail for Making Son Walk to School [View all] Jello Biafra Feb 2012 OP

This kid needs help. surrealAmerican Feb 2012 #1

Was the beating real? Confusious Feb 2012 #6

Doesn't mean that he actually is being beaten... JSnuffy Feb 2012 #16

It might not, but it does seem to indicate that ... surrealAmerican Feb 2012 #18

Possibly, but it just be an expression Kellerfeller Feb 2012 #26

I agree. AverageJoe90 Feb 2012 #33

This is a tough one leftofcool Feb 2012 #2

I was being bullied in school Confusious Feb 2012 #4

I thought it was Jonesboro, AR. Or are you saying you walked in Alaska? ;) moriah Feb 2012 #32

I'm not the person in the article Confusious Feb 2012 #37

Agreed, I was just confused on the Alaska thing. moriah Feb 2012 #41

Uphill both ways and through 2 feet of snow liberal N proud Feb 2012 #10

Schools used to be closer than 4.6 miles izquierdista Feb 2012 #24

Let's ask a few questions here... 1) How many of those Police officers walked to school when they Justice wanted Feb 2012 #3

Ding, Ding, Ding.....I think we have a winner......... Jello Biafra Feb 2012 #7

With the thousands of kids who go missing every year, maybe it's not a good idea anymore. Selatius Feb 2012 #5

IF you use that arguement than theoretically a child should NOT be NEVER left alone because the Justice wanted Feb 2012 #9

I believe the point still stands there are less dangerous ways of punishing a child. Selatius Feb 2012 #11

And my thought is that -at least the kids around here-play further than that. The problem is Justice wanted Feb 2012 #13

Your kid is more likely to be molested by a friend or family member XemaSab Feb 2012 #14

There are no more stereotypical kidnappings now than there were 50 years ago. LAGC Feb 2012 #21

There are not thousands of kids who go missing every year AngryAmish Feb 2012 #23

Actually, that was a logical punishment for acting up on the school bus,but Vinca Feb 2012 #8

Yeah, ALL kids should be raised in full cotton batting. TheMadMonk Feb 2012 #25

Kids have been known to disappear on the way to school, never to be seen again. Vinca Feb 2012 #27

Yes, in sight of their parents, even: moriah Feb 2012 #36

They are more likely to be struck and killed by lightning... TheMadMonk Feb 2012 #39

She should've tailed him for a mile and then drove him the rest of the way. joshcryer Feb 2012 #40

As a parent, I think I would have Ilsa Feb 2012 #12

For the people who say that mom should have driven him or tailed him XemaSab Feb 2012 #15

4.6 miles? That's almost 2 hours! In winter! DetlefK Feb 2012 #17

Depends on the roads too midnight armadillo Feb 2012 #20

10 year old. 9 miles each day. Alone. In winter. MannyGoldstein Feb 2012 #19

People need to be very careful about the Endangering Charge treestar Feb 2012 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author Obamanaut Feb 2012 #28

Yep, I lived in South Florida as a child. RebelOne Feb 2012 #31

True. However, though, this kid DID express fears that his mother could beat him. AverageJoe90 Feb 2012 #34

Sensible in principle. Excessive in practice. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2012 #29

if we missed the bus we had to walk belcffub Feb 2012 #30

I have a 7 year old. They don't let kids walk this far to school by themselves anymore. Jennicut Feb 2012 #35

comments following the article support the mother Liberal_in_LA Feb 2012 #38

according to my dad, everyday he walked three times that far with a sweet potato in a paper sack ncteechur Feb 2012 #42