Overreaction or proper reaction?

[Rortykiller]

yes, many have been openly recruited for fascist objectives here in the United States. Preachers have been paid by politicians to encourage submissiveness, so much so in fact that the government once offered a cash prize to the preacher who could include EUGENICS best in his sermon prior to WWII here in the US. I imagine Hitler did similar things.
There are real churches, few and far between, who accept the messages of Jesus before all other incantations throughout the bible. The rest often over-emphasize ancient roman and jewish laws used to suppress people two thousand years ago.
They used the bible often in churches to teach that black humans were property. Which is fascism at its worst, eh?

[viper]

Seems kind of odd. I mean if you know someone well enough to know their address (seemingly this was a real life acquaintance and not some random person she met online.) you'd think you'd know whether or not they were screwed up in the head, and therefore would really do something like that. And seriously what parent hasn't 'threatened' there kids? When I was younger and misbehaved my father would calmly inform me that he was 'going to kick my ass for me.' Yet that never happened. And I of course usually said something like "thanks for offering to do so many things 'for' me dad". So I guess someone could've heard my dad saying this and called the police, because technically my dad was 'threatening' me.
But people need to use some judgement and common sense, which seem to be lacking in modern times.
But then on the other end of the spectrum you have people who ignore child abuse right in front of them, saying 'it's there business.' Which again is foolish. I know I have no use for true child abusers, and wouldn't tolerate such action if I witnessed it; no matter who's kids are being abused. So again I think it just comes down to using common sense, smarten up people :)

[Compugasm]

...if you know someone well enough to know their address... you'd think you'd know whether or not they were screwed up in the head

Everytime they catch some serial killer, there's always the neighbor who says how they never expected something from such a polite, decent, and well-mannered person. Go figure.

[Walrus]

In a fascist society your neighbors report you to the government. Not a free one.

Would that be a free society that allows people the freedom to abuse their children without anyone taking an interest and getting involved?

[grandpa]

Would that be a free society that allows people the
freedom to abuse their children without anyone taking an interest
and getting involved?

If a neighbor abuses his or her children, there's no reason one cannot get involved. That's not outside the so-called "free market of ideas." And the extent of involvement can certainly go beyond knocking on their door.

Grandpa h.

[shawmutt]

Don't type anything on the internet that you don't want everyone and their grandmother to read.

Common. Freakin'. Sense.

I would have called the cops too.

[Chancellor]

It's better to be safe than sorry. Given how exasperated the mother was, how is one supposed to know that she was joking instead of giving vent to her exasperation? Even otherwise normal parents can get to the end of their tolerance level and snap.

[brisbane buddy]

Who is right…. Well both the mother and the person who reported her.

The mother was right for what she posted was a fairly common situation which many parents find themselves in from time to time. Children can often frustrate the hell out of anybody. Albeit, it really does highlight the mothers inexperience and what she seen as more important, her child or the forum into which she was writing.

The person who reported her was also right. Forums like this have no way, not even with smileys of displaying body language, so in which case people will jump to the own conclusion and fill in this missing blank. In order for the police to have turned up at her door, either the person who reported her knew her personally, or, she was online long enough for authorities to track her. Where children are concerned it is better to be safe than sorry.

Unfortunately there is no Parent class in education these days, dropped from the curriculum a long time ago in most cultures. People now conclude they know how to be a good parent for the simple reason they were once a child and had parents themselves. Such is human intelligence.

Cheers.

[Rortykiller]

Translation: Report on your Neighbors. Also, we should send parents to mandatory brainwashing facilities where we instruct them on how, exactly, the state wants them to raise their children. Bris, we get your perspective, you don't believe you are capable of dealing with your own life on your own. Now understand the rest of humanity.... we're fine. We don't need parents to sit through government brainwashing just to raise a child. We don't need uniforms to repress our thoughts, or neighbors reporting everything we say to the authorities.

Cheers!

[SoylentGreen]

Translation: Report on your Neighbors. Also, we should send parents to mandatory brainwashing facilities where we instruct them on how, exactly, the state wants them to raise their children. Bris, we get your perspective, you don't believe you are capable of dealing with your own life on your own. Now understand the rest of humanity.... we're fine. We don't need parents to sit through government brainwashing just to raise a child. We don't need uniforms to repress our thoughts, or neighbors reporting everything we say to the authorities.

Cheers!

What an over reaction. Totally inappropriate.
Is it so difficult for you to distinguish between caring people and a police state? This isn't a case of people disappearing in the middle of the night because some one phoned the police. It's about being concerned and doing something about it. Would you rather live in a society where people die for no no better reason than every one just stood and watched and said 'not my problem".

[ironeagle]

I'm with mom I wouldn't tell anyone what I was doing or thinking anymore since all the child coddlers always think every parent is abusing their children, it's nanny state and people who can't mind their own business. They won't be happy until all children are wards of the state and all parents are locked up for bogus abuse charges. Everything is abuse now, you yelled at your child, your an abuser, you spanked your child your an abuser, you put your child in the corner for two minutes too long your an abuser.

[grandpa]

I'm with mom I wouldn't tell anyone what I was
doing or thinking anymore since all the child coddlers always
think every parent is abusing their children, it's nanny state
and people who can't mind their own business.
They won't be happy until all children are wards of
the state and all parents are locked up for bogus
abuse charges.

Why can't people mind their own business? Well, in cases of actual abuse, I don't really think they should. Of course, I wouldn't leave such a decision up to the "nanny state." If someone is getting abusive enough to a child, I'd do my best to stop the abuse myself. Thankfully, I've never been in such a situation, though I could imagine it happening. The fact is, in such situations there is no ideal outcome.

Grandpa h.