Comments on: Most Americans Want to Criminalize Pre-Teens Playing Unsupervised https://www.isegoria.net/2014/08/most-americans-want-to-criminalize-pre-teens-playing-unsupervised/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:05:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Bill https://www.isegoria.net/2014/08/most-americans-want-to-criminalize-pre-teens-playing-unsupervised/comment-page-1/#comment-1498126 Bill Fri, 29 Aug 2014 22:19:26 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=36067#comment-1498126 I grew up in a relatively small university town in the 1960′s. As soon as school was out, starting when I was seven years old and a skilled bicycle rider, I was out the door early in the morning. I could explore as far as I could peddle. My mom’s words to me were “If you want lunch, be back by 12. If you go into someone’s house to play, call me. Otherwise, be home by 6 for dinner.”

When I biked to nearby parks, I met all of my friends, who had received similar instructions. We played our own versions of grown-up sports, or just biked around. Kids our age who could not resolve conflicts (i.e., acted like jerks) were not invited to join our games. (Everyone learned to resolve conflicts.)

My wife grew up in Manhattan, and had similar instructions from her parents! She could explore the city as soon as she could reach the floor number of their apartment building in the elevator (20th floor).

Modern people really are nuts, relative to the culture I grew up in.

]]> By: Scipio Americanus https://www.isegoria.net/2014/08/most-americans-want-to-criminalize-pre-teens-playing-unsupervised/comment-page-1/#comment-1496408 Scipio Americanus Fri, 29 Aug 2014 13:39:07 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=36067#comment-1496408

“…are modern people just nuts!?”

Yes.

]]> By: Toddy Cat https://www.isegoria.net/2014/08/most-americans-want-to-criminalize-pre-teens-playing-unsupervised/comment-page-1/#comment-1496392 Toddy Cat Fri, 29 Aug 2014 13:34:23 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=36067#comment-1496392 Eighty-three percent?!? What the Hell has gone wrong with this country? I mean, honestly, are modern people just nuts!?

]]> By: Grasspunk https://www.isegoria.net/2014/08/most-americans-want-to-criminalize-pre-teens-playing-unsupervised/comment-page-1/#comment-1494091 Grasspunk Thu, 28 Aug 2014 21:24:44 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=36067#comment-1494091 Makes you want to take your kids out of the crazy city and raise them in the country.

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