What he did wasn't "kidnapping" ... until he started driving away. Then it 100% was.
However? While what he did was HIGHLY "sus" it wasn't a crime. Giving a kid a ride home, grabbing a snack? Because they're (I presume) the same "community" that's not unheard of. Maybe it looked like rain? BUT if the kid wasn't also a jeet? That's highly suspicious. Plus the "leave your gear here" is a huge red flag.
So the act of talking to the kid, giving the kid a ride & even getting a treat aren't criminal. The gear is huge & the driving away IS a crime.
18 months is a HUGE sentence in Canada, slaps on the wrist for non-Whites is SO commonplace.
Good point, especially if they're under 12 & might not understand such things well enough.
Coupled with "don't take candy from strangers" which this boy's parents omitted :/
What he did wasn't "kidnapping" ... until he started driving away. Then it 100% was.
However? While what he did was HIGHLY "sus" it wasn't a crime. Giving a kid a ride home, grabbing a snack? Because they're (I presume) the same "community" that's not unheard of. Maybe it looked like rain? BUT if the kid wasn't also a jeet? That's highly suspicious. Plus the "leave your gear here" is a huge red flag.
So the act of talking to the kid, giving the kid a ride & even getting a treat aren't criminal. The gear is huge & the driving away IS a crime.
18 months is a HUGE sentence in Canada, slaps on the wrist for non-Whites is SO commonplace.
You do not, EVER, feed someone else's kid without asking.
Is the kid lactose intolerant? Deadly allergic to peanuts? How do you know?
This is why it's simply never appropriate to interact with a strange child unless the very first thing you're doing is contacting their parents.
Good point, especially if they're under 12 & might not understand such things well enough.
Coupled with "don't take candy from strangers" which this boy's parents omitted :/