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Originally Posted by esquire
The Children's Ministry's position that children under 10 cannot be unsupervised does not strike me as unreasonable.
It's one thing for an 8 year old to ride their bike to school through the neighbourhood... I used to do that myself when I was a kid. But a 13-km ride through a big city on the bus can be a pretty demanding situation for youngsters like that. Why put young kids in situations they may not be equipped to handle?
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I starting walked to school and roaming the neighbourhood unsurpervised probably when I was 7 or 8. But yeah, I don't see how the supervision of 7 or 8 year olds, especially while riding a public bus crowded with strangers, equals "nanny state".
And the possible murder of my child would probably not be my main concern if I let him/her ride the bus unsurpervised. Murder rates aren't the only indicator of safety. The article is a joke. If someone thinks the only threat to children's safety is murder, then they shouldn't be a parent.