@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.
But the woman who ended her three children gets a mistrial
2026-09-09 09:08:35
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kaleb :
To be fair, that’s pretty far for a 5 year old alone
2026-09-09 12:08:26
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Margaret :
What about the dad?
2026-09-09 10:59:58
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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 :
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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Emma Rose :
guys I was out walking alone at 5 its not that deep
2026-09-09 10:43:30
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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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Green Legs ASMR :
Only the mom?
2026-09-09 10:25:03
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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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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 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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Apple User347944 :
This is normal in Germany
2026-09-09 09:13:45
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Mikayla :
A little kid should never be walking alone that far.
2026-09-09 12:45:00
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Atek :
But Lindsey is not guilty make it make sense
2026-09-09 13:31:24
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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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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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🇨🇦Kelly_pika ❌ :
wow the US is screwed up
2026-09-09 13:10:33
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Pursuit :
She’s in the wrong
2026-09-09 12:08:18
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🙄 :
omg, people are hysterical
2026-09-09 09:41:36
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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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Lisa Sonni :
Where is dad? If she is charged why isn't he?
2026-09-09 12:46:29
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Dawn jones :
I mean I wouldn't do it !!!
2026-09-09 09:34:00
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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 :
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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