What about the people that report parents to the police for endangering their children by allowing them to walk/bike to school?
Busybodies seem to call because of "what if" things. That child's actual danger is the busybody.
[0] https://reason.com/2024/11/11/mom-jailed-for-letting-10-year...
As a mandatory reporter, my instructions are if there is any possibility report and let the experts figure it out. There is no harm to me if I report and nothing is found. However if they discover something and find that I was in contact with the kid in question they will investigate: if there is anything that I should have seen I'll be arrested for not reporting it.
There is always the possibility for anything, so that cannot be the bar.
How do I report you for taking the time to reply here instead of reporting that Amy, Brad, Charlie, Drake, Emily, everyone, etc.. parents all have the possibility of abusing them, that their siblings all have the possibility of abusing them, that their friends all have the possibility of abusing them, that their teachers all have the possibility abusing them, that you could be a victim of carbon monoxide poisoning and not remember that you could also be abusing them, that the police have the possibility of abusing them, that secret agents could be sneaking into their house at night and abusing them.
If that was your instructions, then your full-time job should be making reports and nothing else.
See how absurd your instructions were, or what you think your instructions were?
> It’s not just a message to parents, it’s the broader society.[...] A mom was recently arrested for letting her 10-year-old son walk into town. These types of incidents only fuel the school car pickup culture