A woman’s life was altered when she allowed her son to play in the car for a few minutes while she briefly went into a store, and a nosy bystander reported her to police. Kim Brooks related her story in a recent Salon article, The day I left my son in the car. Nearly 3 years ago, Brooks says she brought her 4-year-old boy on a brief errand performed shortly before catching a flight.  The boy was content to stay in the vehicle playing a video game while his mom went into the store for a single item.  After a brief … Continue reading Criminalizing Common Sense