Tag Archives: criminalization of daily life

Parents could be fined $20,000 for giving kids smartphones, should a legislative initiative pass — but the proposal evinces everything wrong with the Nanny State.

A 76-year-old Boston woman now faces $200 in fines — for failing to shovel snow from her sidewalk quickly enough.

A dad was arrested for child endangerment because his 5-year-old son walked to school by himself — but the ridiculous charges are part of a troubling trend.