If I were the cop, I'd show up just to yell at the guy who called me, and to tell him that if I ever again show up to a call he made that turns out to be as idiotic as this one, I'll arrest HIM for abusing public services.
this post was submitted on 25 Oct 2026
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If this were France or Spain though? The kid would be getting an all-expenses-paid scholarship on the PSG or Barça
And in the United States it costs ridiculous amounts of parents money to join the most competitive leagues. It's no wonder we're not competitive on the world stage, only rich kids can compete.
If you watch the video, the parent says “We always stay on this side and don’t interfere with the other parents.” Followed by “Something was said today because they were all huddled up talking about my kid.” So the parents got into an argument at some point.
The article mentions a TikTok live stream, so I wonder if that part got recorded.
Yeah I noticed those comments. I'm sure there's more to this than we know. I'm not saying calling the police due to the reasons said is ok, but sounds like something more happened.
I mean, even if the story is true as told, I still want to know more about the story and what was up with the huddle. Were they loud enough to hear from the other side of the field? Were they pointing at the kids? Did the parent pass by and hear something? Who called the cops, and what did they say? What’s on the trespass order?
I don’t have TikTok, so unless this story gets huge, I’m probably never going to hear about it again.
This all sounds like it should lead to a protest happening there.
Fuck, this looks like a variant of swatting.
Got so many pop-ups I just gave up on reading it.
On the playground, the other kids used to tear down the show-boaters. There were no parents around and lessons would be learned and the game went on. Parents/adults really screw everything up with their constant interference.