@nbcnews: Mom Karyann Parkinson is speaking out tonight as a parenting debate grows online. Parkinson let her five-year-old son walk alone in their gated community in June. A security guard called police and Parkinson later faced six months of suspended jail time.

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dev2cool_
Based :
But the woman who ended her three children gets a mistrial🫩
2026-09-09 09:08:35
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kaleb1818180
kaleb :
To be fair, that’s pretty far for a 5 year old alone
2026-09-09 12:08:26
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i1uv_nyc
Margaret :
What about the dad?
2026-09-09 10:59:58
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rosannelundin
Rosanne Sharon LeSue :
🙄🙄I was sent to the store by myself starting at 5yo. past busy streets. walked to school and back by myself, always.
2026-09-09 10:52:00
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genxinthebiome
genxinthebiome :
As a kid of the eighties, I don't understand this logic? i get it was a different time but at five years old I was out riding my bike all around town. the only rule was to be home in time for dinner. i understand times have changed, but things have gotten out of hand.
2026-09-09 11:13:07
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rosieem05
Emma Rose :
guys I was out walking alone at 5 its not that deep
2026-09-09 10:43:30
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darianlive7
darianlive :
Seeing America from the outside these past few months… y’all Americans doing okay?
2026-09-09 10:55:24
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greenlegsasmr
Green Legs ASMR :
Only the mom?
2026-09-09 10:25:03
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bluenpink_7
Marie :
alright, imagine the security guard (a good Samaritan) had been sus? that child at 5 yrs old could have been harmed. a good outcome for all in the end pls mind your young children!
2026-09-09 13:34:12
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damarco.com19fs
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That’s how the world should be safe for kids not just a gated community everyone should look out for everyone and feel it safe for kids just Not Alone half a mile away
2026-09-09 13:45:48
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jennifer.kenny77
jennifer kenny 🇨🇦 :
This mom is so naive to think her gated community is safe because she "knows" her neighbour's... Just because you wave and smile at someone doesn't mean they are safe people for your kids to be around!
2026-09-09 12:49:18
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user24447717981824
Apple User347944 :
This is normal in Germany
2026-09-09 09:13:45
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mikayla..medeiros
Mikayla :
A little kid should never be walking alone that far.
2026-09-09 12:45:00
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keta242
Atek :
But Lindsey is not guilty make it make sense
2026-09-09 13:31:24
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brooklynne_
Brooklynne :
You’d never catch me saying it’s a safe neighborhood where kids play alone on live tv. What the hell are they thinking!?
2026-09-09 12:09:32
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janndutch
Jann D🇨🇦 :
This is why parents are exhausted and kids are anxious. Society won't let them exist freely any more.
2026-09-09 13:28:18
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kj_trincess
🇨🇦Kelly_pika ❌ :
wow the US is screwed up
2026-09-09 13:10:33
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uhpursuit
Pursuit :
She’s in the wrong
2026-09-09 12:08:18
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user1852104049933
🙄 :
omg, people are hysterical
2026-09-09 09:41:36
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maria_aielesse
Maria :
Kids have different capabilities. I was well able to wonder 1/2 mile safely and cross roads etc at the age of 5. I walked to school myself from that age. But it was a lot more common in the 70’s.
2026-09-09 09:40:55
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lisasonni
Lisa Sonni :
Where is dad? If she is charged why isn't he?
2026-09-09 12:46:29
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dawnmarieis
Dawn jones :
I mean I wouldn't do it !!!
2026-09-09 09:34:00
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nsmel08
NSMEL🇨🇦 :
wtf! This is nuts. 🙄 in a world where kids don’t know how to play and have no idea how to take reasonable risks to self-protect themselves when things truly get real, there should be more of this.
2026-09-09 10:39:24
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plumberbenny67
plumberbenny67 :
Hey adults! We did this as little children all the time. It just wasn't in a secure gated community, it was in public
2026-09-09 11:58:22
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