Why does it matter that some parents — more often moms — get arrested for letting their kids wait in the car?
We ponder that a little deeper this time over at Let Grow, thanks to a great post by Joshua Vaughn looking into a strange cultural tic: The authorities (cops, child protection workers, district attorneys) pretending that fake danger is real danger, and then acting on the charade.
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