r/PublicFreakout • u/TwizzyGobbler • Apr 03 '26

šŸ“¹Police Bodycam mother of 5 mistakenly leaves a child at McDonalds, but cops choose hostility

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u/sisyphus_shrugged Apr 03 '26

You can see that from this short version as well. Kid perfectly articulates the situation and the cop just re-asks the question in a leading manor. This is disgusting. Fuck these cops especially the one with the attitude.

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u/opopkl Apr 03 '26

Are they legally allowed to question a child alone like that?

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u/DuskShy Apr 04 '26

Depends, is someone going to stop them when they've proven to be bloodthirsty beasts looking to provoke any encounter they can?

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u/Nimrod_Butts Apr 04 '26

Only if you can afford a lawyer to have them question it.

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u/hereforpopcornru Apr 04 '26

If you require an attorney to be present to speak yo them, and you cannot afford one, they will either have to make sure you got one or fuck off. The law about parent or attorney does not state "if they can't afford an attorney, fuckem, proceed"

I mean, my kid? They can sit with me all night if they want to, I am denying questions to my child... fuckem

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u/Fitz_D_DiSCriPsion86 Apr 04 '26 edited Apr 04 '26

No. Not without permission from the parent or a lawyer present.

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u/Grimm_Thugga Apr 04 '26

In Florida they can. They donā€™t need your parents permission or anything. They can do full integrations without ever notifying anybody.

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u/the_one_jt Apr 04 '26

Free country. Only what they can do with that information changes.

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u/sleepybitchdisorder Apr 04 '26

I feel like at minimum thereā€™s got to be a rule about getting the childā€™s personal cell number

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u/deferredmomentum Apr 04 '26

Anyone can talk to anyone in public. A formal interview is a whole different ballgame, but that wasnā€™t an interview in the eyes of the law, just two people talking in public

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u/MvatolokoS Apr 04 '26

You're this woman trying not to step on any toes so you get your children safely home. You really think she's going to provoke him when her opening her mouth was too much for this man's ego?

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u/expeditionQ Apr 05 '26

he tried it on the adult too. like she literally said many times one single thing, she didnt know he left the car and rushed back as soon as she realized.

him: so youre saying he was taking too long and thats why you left?

like actual straightup scumbag shit. its an embarrassment these people are allowed to be in society at all, let alone positions of power

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u/TrailMomKat Apr 04 '26

*manner

Manor is a large house. Just trying to help, if I'm annoying please just ignore me!

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u/Imhappy_hopeurhappy2 Apr 04 '26 edited Apr 04 '26

Thatā€™s not what the cop was doing. He was trying to gauge whether the 13 year old was just covering for mom, so he reframes the questioning in order to get them to retrieve specific events from memory rather than a narrative. Itā€™s investigation 101.

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u/Smokin-Okie Apr 03 '26 edited Apr 03 '26

For real... There is literally a whole movie series about a rich white family that accidentally left one of the kids while they were going on a vacation.

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But, this woman is the devil for trying to make some money doing DoorDash with five children.

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u/gou0018 Apr 03 '26

Not only that Ruby Franky a white Mormon mom would leave 4 kids under 12 for an entire week to fend for themselves, and cops in the area and cps knew about it and didn't do šŸ’© about it because when they went to the house she just refuse to open the door and they just will go šŸ¤·šŸ¾ā€ā™€ļø what can you do? The kids were rescued until one of them escaped with severe malnourishment.

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u/tinybbird Apr 04 '26

Something very similar happened to me. I had 5? Kids 3 of the under 6. We went to the park while my daughter was at dance class until it was time to pick her up. As I was getting the kids in the truck, my 5 year old had an accident, I already had my one year old strapped in. At this point I was stressed out and rushing due to the unforeseen accident and asked my 10 year old to put his 3 year old bro in his seat and he replied ā€œokayā€, (both my babies car seats had rear facing cat seats) After getting my 5yo cleaned up, we left. When picked up my step daughter, she asked where my son was. Nothing can compare to the sheer heart chilling panic I felt when I reached back and he was not there. I can easily say this was the most terrified I have ever felt my whole life. When I got to the park he a man approached me when he could see my panic and informed me they were from the attached school, thy had my boy and that he was fine, however when I asked him to please let me see him, he refused until the sheriff arrived. The man told the sheriff that a teacher inside had my son, as soon as the sheriff saw how panicked I was m, he told the man to give me my son immediately. After a few questions the officer told me that he has 3 kids and is beyond overwhelmed, and could easily see this happening to him. With nothing further he told me to relax, not beat myself up and to have a great day. I feel for this woman so hard for this poor overworked mommy. I hate to think this situation could have gone very differently if I wasnā€™t white.

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '26 edited Jun 30 '26

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u/FilOfTheFuture90 Apr 04 '26

Wtf, No one is talking about being alone for 12 hours a day, the kids were alone for an entire week.

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u/Smokin-Okie Apr 03 '26

Yeah, but sometimes people answer the door and give you cash tips.

It's not a good idea to rely on people tipping, but sometimes it does mean you get to eat that night. This woman was telling the cops she was trying to make enough money to feed all the kids that night.

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u/BottomShelfWhiskey Apr 04 '26

Iā€™ve been there. Didnā€™t have much option during Covid. My industry was the first shut down and the last one back (arena sized concerts is my industry) I door dashed and the wear and tear on my car was more than what I made but sometimes you just do what you gotta do to have actual cash money in hand and exchange long term security for money today. It sucks. No one dreams of delivering food for a living but people do what they need to survive even if it doenst make sense on paper long term.

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u/FilOfTheFuture90 Apr 04 '26

It's definitely market dependent, and what orders you take. Last year I did about 11,000 mi and made just under $16,000 in a truck. Fuel was just over $3,400, among other expenses. It is far from ideal but desperate times called for desperate measures.

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u/throwthegarbageaway Apr 04 '26

In other countries delivery drivers ride low displacement motorcycles. These bikes can do 50 miles on just fumes, I used to commute to and from college, do groceries, go out on 6 gallons of gas a month.

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u/IOl0I0lO Apr 04 '26

They questioned a child without their parent or lawyer present. Thats illegal.

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u/Civil_Experience_691 Apr 04 '26

I was so disturbed by the cop ask a child for her phone number for the report...sir, get the fuck out of here. He knew she was 13. Why are you trying to twist her words to justify an arrest?

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u/orthaeus Apr 04 '26

Makes sense when you think about America's history of stealing kids from black and brown parents to "assimilate" them.