• SGG@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Back in my day kids played outside! Go to the park! Get some sun!

    Good thing they turned the park into a parking lot for the newest CostCo/WalMart/Whatever. But why are all these kids playing on the road! I Can’t even see the younger ones, why are they so short they can hide behind my oversized SUV!

    • merc@sh.itjust.works
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      1 day ago

      Or, more commonly, the park is still there, but kids can’t go and play alone. Society’s expectations have changed and a kid is supposed to have a parent watching them constantly while they’re outside. And, if a kid does go and play and gets injured or killed, the blame lands squarely on the neglectful parents who will now be charged with a crime.