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Telling off children in the street

27 replies

MamaMoon16 · 24/09/2024 18:27

Two girls - around 7 years old, lying down in road curled up. Running on to grass when cars pass and then going back in to road to curl up.

I pulled over and went over to them. Got some back chat, so I said I’d call the police if I saw them do it again.

A local teen then told me I shouldn’t shout at kids. I said fair play to the teen, but that the kids didn’t have parents around and were being unsafe.

Miraculously, a local community officer drove by and I flagged him down. He took kids back to their house.

So. Was I unreasonable for telling them off/trying to get them to stop??

OP posts:
poppyzbrite4 · 24/09/2024 18:29

Of course you were right to speak to them, they could easily have caused a serious accident.

ChickpeaPie · 24/09/2024 18:29

I would have done the same