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Re: Icalled the police...

By: HipKat

Jun 15, 2009 - 10:15 am

Even if they were the owner's kids.
Children disappear just like that! I don't care if it's Morton, Chicago or Mayberry, USA.

My dad took me to the "Pop Shop" all the time, too, but that was then and this is now.

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Re: Icalled the police...

By: artlvr

Jun 15, 2009 - 10:17 am

Bad things happen even in the best of towns.

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Re: Icalled the police...

By: Raoul Duke

Jun 15, 2009 - 10:23 am

Never let them out until they are at least 16, the world is too freakin dangerous, summer is for video games and air conditioning it is wayyyy to dangerous for front yard play and neighborhood bike rides, certainly never out of view of a parent. What kind of parent would ever allow a child out of their sight anyway? Don't you have cable, don't you watch the news? C.S.I. ? Law and Order? Leave it to beaver?

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Re: Icalled the police...

By: flipper

Jun 15, 2009 - 10:33 am

Leslie!!

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Re: Icalled the police...

By: JeepPilot *Peoria.com Moderator

Jun 15, 2009 - 10:36 am

Raoul Duke writes:
Abso damn lutely right, I would not let a kid out anywhere near main street in Morton, have you been through that town. Main street has to be packed that time of day with drunks and meth makers and meth addicts and all kind of freakers and tweakers and what not. Not too mention the filth in downtown Morton, don't get me started, the right thing oh man you ain't kidding, dcfs should really ram it up their butts. Have you seen the size of the rats running around in Morton?

It's been like that ever since they started talk of selling beer in the grocery store.

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Re: Icalled the police...

By: leslie110

Jun 15, 2009 - 10:41 am

We do sell beer and wine in the grocery store now and we have beer gardens. We are going to hell fast!

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Re: Icalled the police...

By: Raoul Duke

Jun 15, 2009 - 10:45 am

You did the right thing, it is about time somebody actually from Morton posted online about what a damn dangerous cesspool it has become. Kids out on main in Morton, bad bad bad, and about damn time some of you Morton residents started saying so! Great Job!

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Re: Icalled the police...

By: Dave

Jun 15, 2009 - 10:45 am

That's why kids smell so bad nowadays......they don't go outside and get the stink blown off them like I had to.

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Re: Icalled the police...

By: Msgem

Jun 15, 2009 - 10:51 am

They better enforce a dress code and tight security for the Morton Pumpkin Festival this year too.

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Re: Icalled the police...

By: JnJ

Jun 15, 2009 - 10:56 am

Blow the stink off ya!

That's a good one. KIDS - GET OUTSIDE AND BLOW THE STINK OFF YA!

Leslie, if you were concerned you did the right thing.

I also agree with the other school of thought that kids can be plucked right out from under your nose no matter where you are even if it is in your own front yard.

Kids have to understand stranger danger from an early age.

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Re: Icalled the police...

By: artlvr

Jun 15, 2009 - 11:17 am

Being plucked from your front yard is one thing...and yes, teaching stranger danger is an important role for the parent. But it's competely stupid and irresponsible to basically invite danger and expect a 7 year old kid to use his 'street smarts' in front of a bar. Just my opinion.

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Re: Icalled the police...

By: Christi

Jun 15, 2009 - 11:20 am

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Re: Icalled the police...

By: stayathomemommy

Jun 15, 2009 - 11:38 am

I probably would have stopped, unstrapped all three of my kids, and really stuck my nose in someone else's business. My kids get the 'stink off' but I do watch them and most likely I'll still be watching past 16 years old!

A parent always worries and sometimes we have to do that for others children as well.