What does it take for a parent to get arrested?

Surprisingly little.

Scott and Heather Wallace of Hewitt, Texas, encourage their three boys to play outside on their own to build independence.

One day, driving home from karate practice, 8-year-old Aiden misbehaved. So, half a mile from home, Heather stopped the car and told him, “Walk the rest of the way on your own.”

He’d done it before. But this time, before he got home, someone called the police.

“There’s a little boy walking down the sidewalk,” the individual told 911. “He’s a perfect target for somebody to kidnap!”

Police picked Aiden up and drove him home.

“You weren’t worried about [Aiden]?” I ask them.

“Not at all,” says Heather.

Scott adds, “It’s a safe neighborhood.”

It’s true. Based on data from the FBI, their town is among the safest in Texas. (RELATED: JOHN STOSSEL: What If You Come Home And Find Strangers Living In Your House?)

Nevertheless, the cops arrested Heather! They kept her in jail overnight.

“It was terrifying,” she tells me. “I was just waiting, crying.”

The cop told her, “To have an 8-year-old........

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