Re: OT: Popsicles, Proselytizing and False Imprisonment

"Bobo Bonobo®" <classact@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:07abe612-0dc0-420f-8e92-c67d83ce10ae@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
On Jul 8, 12:57 pm, Kalmia <tweeny90...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Jul 8, 12:22 pm, Food Snob® <class...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:



> A couple days ago the mother from the new family that moved in a few
> doors down invited the neighborhood kids to a Jesus Party in her back
> yard. She told them it would be lots of fun. Some of them went,
> including my son and the boy from next door who is one year younger.
> When my son said he was leaving the older of the women who were
> talking about Jesus said something like, Don't go yet, we're going to
> have popsicles. A few minutes later my son said he was leaving and
> the woman said, Just stay for a few minutes more.

> The neighbor boy was very uncomfortable, but he was scared to ask to
> leave. His father showed up to tell him when dinner was going to be,
> and he told his dad he wanted to go home, so they left and my son said
> he was going with them and ,Goodbye, and that time they didn't
> pressure him to stay. They gave them the popsicles and the kids
> left. Now I don't think what they did quite qualifies as false
> imprisonment*, but it was certainly inappropriate. I have been trying
> to teach my son religious tolerance, and then these clowns do that
> crap. I might add, my wife is mad as Hell.

> While their actions don't quite qualify as false imprisonment, when
> one of the kids said he wanted to leave, they should have thanked him
> for coming, told him he was welcome back any time, and they could heve
> told him something like Jesus loves him or something. However
> inappropriate it is to proselytize to the neighbor kids, telling them
> not to leave when they want to leave crosses a whole different line
> with me.

> Coincidentally, tonight is our block's walk and talk with a police
> officer night. We are going to ask the police to talk to the woman
> and tell her that as far as children are concerned, "No means no."
> I'm not one of those folks who imagines a child molester lurking
> around every playground, and I don't think these people were any real
> threat, and it provided a teachable experience. Unless it is an
> appropriate authority figure, no one can ever tell you to stay
> somewhere you don't want to stay for any reason. Their status as
> adults IN NO WAY implies that they have ANY authority over you.

> * "Intentionally restraining another person without having the legalt> > right to do so. It's not necessary that physical force be used;
> threats or a show of apparent authority are sufficient. False
> imprisonment is a misdemeanor and a tort (a civil wrong)."
> source-- > http://www.nolo.com/definition.cfm/term/11865ee4-8734-4565-863b06b64a...

> --Bryan

"HOW" did she invite them? Another kid passed the word? I doubt if
she handed him a written invite or made a phone call. You mean you
had no inking that she'd invited him? How did you know it was Jesus
Party? When did you find out he went? I have a feeling you knew about
the invite before he headed that way. Now, you're sore cuz he had a
'trap" attempt made on him.
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He asked me if he could go.
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You said in several posts you didn't know where he was or that he'd gone to this party. Apparently his mother knew, since you stated as much and said she showed up there.

At this point in the thread you're back-peddling. Having read all the posts and replies, nothing about this tale makes sense. Maybe you should start over and tell it from the beginning again. As for "imprisoning" or kidnapping your child, if you believe that then call the police.

Jill

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