If you don't want to be arrested for breaking a stupid law, vote for someone who will repeal it.
Sure the police could in theory neglect to do their job which is enforcing the law but then they'd probably just get fired and replaced by police who did do their job.
>> the Reasonable Childhood Independence law that Texas passed in 2021 ... clarifies that parents are allowed to let their kids engage in independent activities as long as they aren't putting them in serious, likely danger.
The police did not enforce the law. Hence the anger towards the police officers and the DA.
Edit: I stand corrected, this is family law not criminal law.
Legislators failed to change the criminal law.
When did it become illegal for children to be outside without adult supervision?
Easy to say, but you're voting for them for a lot more than that. If that's the only thing you care about, you can easily vote for that person. If you care about other things, it gets a lot, lot harder.
A party that never loses an election has no incentive to do anything for the voters.
But this way beyond what the law was intended for. It was passed in 1973, and there's no way that in 1973 lawmakers would think it should be used against this mother. Any law can be overzealously enforced.
Outside of incredibly particular offenses, "It's the law, I have to enforce it, I have no choice" is just an excuse.