Driving home, I encountered this couple on the side of the road.
At first I was shocked to see "furries" in the middle of nowhere.
And I do mean in the middle of nowhere. 25 miles either direction from anything close to civilization.



2 weeks ago my wife saw them in our closest shopping area which is 16 miles from the house.
She said they were on the side of the road pushing the baby cart and the young woman was motioning at traffic.
I remember her saying something but forgot about it.
So I put up the photo and my cousin-in-law tells me she saw them 40 miles to the east of us.
So now they're 40 miles to the west which leads me to believe they're transients.
And perhaps mentally ill.

Call the cops. This is NOT right.

What I would have done was to call the police and let them sort it out.

I did that a couple of years ago here. Hispanic male and female with infant in stroller and one by the hand with a sign begging at the Kroger parking lot. It was early spring, still light out but cold enough for the kids to be at risk.

I called the dispatch center on the non emergency number to report it and mentioning the two very young children. Don't know the outcome but never seen them out there again. If the parents want to beg, so be it, but don't involve the children.

Yes

well, in the ye olde days, we all got around on Pat and Charlie..or we had a cow or ox or horse to ride...even an ass...

so....I dunno

Are we positive there's a child in that push cart? The local wildlife in downtown Tacoma also love strollers and buggies to haul their tent rolls and bags of garbage... I mean, belongings around in. I've even seen a few use them for their dogs that so many of them seem to have.

I'd call them in for sure. They're out of place, at the very least.

Maybe call county Animal Control dept?

I'm usually a "live and let live" kind of person. But when there's kids involved I will err on the side of caution. I'd call and let the LEO/CPS decide.

A "furry"? You mean they are dressed like animals in that pic? What the ...?

Furries crack me up.
Back in 2012, my wife and I went on a cruise. No one bothered to tell us it was a Furry Convention. They were constantly explaining to people that this was just a way to let them be free and express their feelings via their dress up characters. I am all for freedom of expression, but something about a dude wearing ass-less chaps with a huge horse tail held on by a strap on harness, is just not right.

I would have called the police and let them know a few weirdos were on the side of the road.

As asked before, are you certain there was a child in the stroller?

If not, I'd say let them be. I'd probably let them be either way without knowing more details. If their transients, life is already hard. Getting hastled by the police won't make things better. They're not automatically criminals.

I wouldn't assume there is a kid in that stroller unless you actually saw one. So the answer to your question is No. If you didn't actually see a child in danger, it's not child endangerment.

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As asked before, are you certain there was a child in the stroller?

This reminds me of the movie Speed where the bus hit the baby carriage ... that was full of cans of food.

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Originally posted by egregore:

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As asked before, are you certain there was a child in the stroller?

This reminds me of the movie Speed where the bus hit the baby carriage ... that was full of cans of food.

Actually it was full of empty soda/beer cans that had been collected to return for deposit.

What the hell is a furry?

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What the hell is a furry?

People who like to dress up and role play as furry animals. A little, OK, a lot, odd, but as far as I know harmless.

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Originally posted by exx1976:

What the hell is a furry?

A Furry is what happens when you don't beat your kid enough. Or too much. Either way, you didn't beat them the exact right amount.

While it felt like too much and too often at the time, I turned out OK.


Oh, wait. I'm a monkey...


Damn.

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Originally posted by MikeinNC:
well, in the ye olde days, we all got around on Pat and Charlie..or we had a cow or ox or horse to ride...even an ass...

so....I dunno

yeah, but we rode them, not dress like them.

I highly doubt there is a baby in the stroller, but if there is, I might call the police.

More than likely it's where they keep their shit for easy transportation until they get their next hit or fix.

the transients in Phoenix used to use those all the time to transport their survival gear