The End of In Loco Parentis: Musings on Self-Defense and Feral Children

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_loco_parentis


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And just like that, I realized they had me. There was nothing I could do. They weren’t at all scared of the police being called;
they didn’t care that they had been fighting in the middle of a public parking lot at ten o’clock at night; they didn’t give one good
damn that I thought their behavior was inappropriate. I was an ignorant racist, and worse, for calling them on their behavior. For
making to call the cops, I was part of the patriarchal and racist system of all-pervasive and omnipresent tyranny constructed to
oppress the less fortunate; for being an adult who dared to oppose them, they were going to make me pay. They were fully aware
that I could do nothing to defend myself; they were further aware of exactly which false accusations to shout to gain the upper hand.

In full: http://themartialist.net/the-end-of-in-loco-parentis-minors-as-unknown-contacts/

 

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Two can play at that game.
Those same feral kids often have no idea of how to deescalate when the cops show up.
So say way out of sight and let the fun and games begin after one carefully worded phone call to the relevant authorities.

 

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Yeah, don't threaten to call the cops. Just call the cops. My kids are pretty well behaved- all things considered- but I don't expect them to respond to empty threats. I don't expect others' kids to respond any better. They do, however, respond to rewards and consequences.