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Mother to face charges for making child walk to "school"

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  1. Hightop

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    JONESBORO, AR (CNN/KAIT) – Valerie Borders forced her 10-year-old son to walk nearly five miles to school as punishment after his school suspended his bus privileges for the fifth time due to yelling.

    Although fourth grader Nequavion Borders said he learned his lesson, his mother is in trouble with the law for her punishment.

    "She did the right thing, she knew that I had been suspended off the bus five days, so she didn't do nothing wrong. She made me walk. I just had to walk. They shouldn't have picked me up. I could've walked by myself, " said Nequavion.

    On Monday, his mother ordered him to walk to school, almost five miles from their home. During his walk he crossed a bank parking lot, catching the eye of a security guard surprised to see a child alone in the area.

    "Ask yourself a question - is that safe for the child? If you wouldn't want your child doing it, we probably don't need somebody else's child doing it," said Sergeant Lyle Waterworth.

    The guard called Jonesboro police, who took the boy to school, then contacted his mother.

    Nequavion's mother was cited for endangering the welfare of a minor in the second degree.

    "If we see a child and see the child out in a location where they shouldn't be, feel free to call the police. That's what we're here for, and we want to keep the kids safe," said Waterworth.

    Nequavion spoke on his mother's behalf, stating that he did not want his mother to get into trouble for his misbehavior.

    Borders will appear in court later this month, and if found guilty, she could face up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine.

    http://www.kctv5.com/story/16957477/mother-faces-charges-for-unusual-punishment
     
    #1 Hightop, Mar 5, 2012
  2. JuanValdez

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    Can't believe Obama went and arrested the mom like that. But, with a half-decent lawyer, charges will be dropped.
     
    #2 JuanValdez, Mar 5, 2012
  3. Northside Storm

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    I for one, am glad. MUCH GLAD. SOCIALISM LIVES IN THE IMPRISONMENT OF MOTHERS.

    love it. i'm sure overlord Obama does too.
     
    #3 Northside Storm, Mar 5, 2012
  4. Ender120

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    She should be facing charges for naming her son Nequavion.
     
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  5. mc mark

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    That Obama! He is one bad mofo
     
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  6. mc mark

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    One of the coolest brothas of all time!

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  7. mc mark

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    Question? Is Obama too cool to be president?


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    discuss
     
    #7 mc mark, Mar 5, 2012
  8. Rocketman95

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    Way to go, Lil Pun. :(
     
    #8 Rocketman95, Mar 5, 2012
  9. gifford1967

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    Obama surfs!

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  10. mc mark

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    that's just too dam cool!
     
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  11. Carl Herrera

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    She is facing federal charges? How is Obama involved in this?
     
    #11 Carl Herrera, Mar 5, 2012
  12. Kojirou

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    Okay, even I have to join in.

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    #12 Kojirou, Mar 5, 2012
  13. HombreDeHierro

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    Why is this even an issue??


    Kids are so p***y-fied in this society.

    All over the world kids walk to school every damn day
     
    #13 HombreDeHierro, Mar 5, 2012
  14. mc mark

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    Speaking of Mr Obama....

    Obama Death Star Fully Operational

    Obama’s re-election campaign quietly organizes while Republicans fight

    BEAVERCREEK, Ohio—President Barack Obama's supporters waited all of two months after his inauguration to start laying the groundwork here for what has become a re-election machine that is bigger and tougher than his would-be Republican rivals' nightmarish imaginings.

    Oh, I'm afraid the Obama campaign will be quite operational when his Republican challenger arrives.

    Powerful, the president's re-election effort is: A new NBC News/Marist poll finds Obama trouncing his opponents in hypothetical general-election matchups in this state. He leads Mitt Romney in Ohio by 12 points among registered voters, 50 percent to 38 percent; Ron Paul by 10 points, 48 percent to 38 percent; Rick Santorum by 14 points, 50 percent to 36 percent; and Newt Gingrich by 15 points, 51 percent to 36 percent.

    While the seesaw battle for the Republican Party's presidential nomination has grabbed the news media spotlight, the unopposed Democratic incumbent has quietly worked to enlist new supporters and woo back the armies of volunteers and small donors who powered his historic victory in 2008.
     
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    Serious reply, so highcrop, how did you feel about the parents who ran their child to death being charged with murder?
     
    #15 Rashmon, Mar 5, 2012
  16. Depressio

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    I'm genuinely curious, Hightop: why did you tack a picture of Obama to this story?
     
    #16 Depressio, Mar 5, 2012
  17. Blurr#7

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    This..............when I was 10 we had to walk 10 miles to the forrest to cut down trees then 7 miles to the mill then walk back with the wood to build the school!!
     
    #17 Blurr#7, Mar 5, 2012
  18. Northside Storm

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    Watch and learn!

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    Unregulated capitalism, at its' finest!
     
    #18 Northside Storm, Mar 5, 2012
  19. RedRedemption

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    So kids are starving in Africa we should starve too? I hate this logic.
    I agree that we should be thankful and grateful for what we have and the circumstances surrounding us... but just because we're not suffering as kids in other countries do that doesn't mean we should look back and emulate them.

    I do agree that this should not be considered child abuse... its only five miles.
     
    #19 RedRedemption, Mar 5, 2012
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    Wow, and I thought my childhood trek to school was tough! Like Cosby, I had to walk five miles up hill -- both ways.:grin:

    Seriously, walking as punishment is not child abuse. Child abuse is tying the boy to the bumper and dragging him to school.
     
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