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To report to social?

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notsurewhattodoforthebest · 30/08/2021 09:17

I'm not sure what to do for the best. I'm concerned about a neighbour and their child but I'm also not in the business of reporting people and spilting up families.

This particular child was outside last night (they are 8 by the way for context) playing with a sharp kitchen knife stabbing rubbish in the street. I saw what was happening and asked if there mother knew. She shouted out the window "it's fine I said they could."
When I say kitchen knife, I mean a very sharp one that could easily kill someone.
This child is allowed to do whatever they like, regularly plays with air soft BB guns in the street, climbs on peoples cars and damages them (has damaged mine in the past - yes I made their mother pay and rightfully so!) Basically just never supervises them at all can't even do the school run so they are known to the local police as the child does regular dissapearing acts.

AIBU to report this to social? I'm shocked and felt sick when I saw them to the point I watched from my window incase they stabbed them selves.

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caketiger · 30/08/2021 21:38

You don't have to make a judgement call. Supply the info to local social services and let them. That's what they are trained to do. One call isn't going to 'split a family up' unless it's the 20th such call.

I decided a while ago that I would have a zero tolerance policy about 2 things. Vulnerable children and anyone experiencing DV. I now always report.

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