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    When the Cops Come for You in the Target Parking Lot

    Apr 26, 2019 3 minutes
    KEVIN CURRIE-KNIGHT

    AS THE FATHER of a toddler, I am uncomfortably familiar with parenting in an age of fear. I bristle when my son runs (always without looking) out of my sight, even though I know that parents over-estimate the risks to their children’s safety. And while I’m familiar with the reasons that parents shouldn’t always solve their children’s problems for them, I confess that when some kid snatches something from my son, I have to suppress the instinct to intervene.

    So I looked forward to reading Kim Brooks’ , and the book did

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