10-year-old walks alone a mile away from Georgia home, leading to his mother's arrest

When I was about six, I rode my bike at least that far and across a highway to a friend’s. His mom immediately called my mom and she was horrified. She came to get me and I was grounded.

Would they arrest my mother these days? She wasn’t negligent in any way, she was a normal, attentive, nurturing mother. Kids sometimes get minded to go off on an adventure. It’s actually part of their natural development.

But I’m sure these things are case by case.