Her son, Soren, was approached by a woman who asked if he was fine. Soren said yes but the woman called the police anyway.

Police picked up Soren and then dropped him off at home before returning hours later to arrest Patterson.

Authorities offered to drop the charges if Patterson signed a form outlining a safety plan that would force her to track her children via GPS.

Patterson refused. She faces a $1,000 fine and one year in jail.

What is this UK-tier bullshit? I guess kids won't be able to walk to school at this rate. It's a shame too because freedom as a kid was a nice feeling, coming from someone who grew up in a suburb. I had a nice park nearby and walked to school every day until high school, plus if I really had the dedication, I could walk to farther places like the game stores and whatnot, was great.