Opinion | Should Letting Their Child Cross the Street Make Parents Felons? - The New York Times Highlight
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Gaston County District Attorney Travis Page has not explained why he brought such high charges, and his office did not respond to several email and telephone messages I left to request comment.
The prosecutor’s office showed more leniency in April, when a 10-year-old Gaston County girl was shot by another child with a gun the girl’s father allegedly left unsecured. Intentionally bringing a potential harm into your home seems worse than letting your children take a walk, but the father in this case is free on $50,000 bond to face felony child abuse charges.
— Nicole GelinasReplicated under Fair Use from Opinion | Should Letting Their Child Cross the Street Make Parents Felons? - The New York Times by Nicole Gelinas.