Current Events > A child delivered my package. Should I report it?

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Sure the child isn't the neighbor's and your package was sent to the wrong house so they sent Timmy.

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Could just be a seasonal worker who cant afford a baby sitter. If its some type of kidnapping, I dont think the kidnapper would be dumb enough to have the kid deliver packages for them in public places with cameras. If you could see the kids face, you could always look at a missing kids list in your area just to be sure.

Most likely a family member bring their child or younger sibling along for potentially any reason. Its probably a breach of contract but its up to you to report it. Just keep in mind this could be relatively harmless and you could be ruining someones income. For all we know, the kid could have begged to deliver packages. Its your choice.

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PIITB415 posted...

Obviously the family is relying on the money but that child should be in school. Report and screw the bad parents for not getting real jobs.

You just want to get the parents out of the way so you can eat the child, isn't that right Pitbull?

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Going by some of the posts, you'd think one of the users here were the driver lol
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KingThing posted...

There is a whole bunch of scenarios why there is a kid in there. Scenarios you are not aware of. Maybe the driver is a bad person. Maybe he isn't. Maybe he's doing the best he can and a situation was thrown at him where he had to bring the kid along. Maybe the kid asked if he can do some small boxes and the "dad" humored him.

Whatever the reason, I know one thing. If you report the situation, you are probably a horrible person and between that guy and you, I hope people like you are erased from our world permanently because you are just one reason why this world has become a terrible place. Its time to look in a mirror and ask yourself why you hate yourself so much.

Wow looks like I hit a nerve with you. Do you own a sweatshop or something?

SwordMaster13X posted...

Is it freelance or is it like ups where you cant deliver whenever you want?

Its like UPS, FedEx, etc. I usually get my Sephora packages through them.

The_Scarecrow posted...

Could just be a seasonal worker who cant afford a baby sitter. If its some type of kidnapping, I dont think the kidnapper would be dumb enough to have the kid deliver packages for them in public places with cameras. If you could see the kids face, you could always look at a missing kids list in your area just to be sure.

Most likely a family member bring their child or younger sibling along for potentially any reason. Its probably a breach of contract but its up to you to report it. Just keep in mind this could be relatively harmless and you could be ruining someones income. For all we know, the kid could have begged to deliver packages. Its your choice.

Yeah but if the kid slips or whatever and injures themselves, or are in the vehicle during an accident who is liable?

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Kids who live on farms work on the farm so what is the big deal about a kid delivering packages. Personally I think it is a great thing that the parent did the parent is teaching the kid the value of work and instilling a good work ethic in the kid. So they will grow up to be a productive member of society and not a lazy whiny entitled constantly triggered "adult".

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Maybe the parent is a single parent, couldn't afford a sitter, or got called on shift and couldn't make an arrangement, the job is all they have since they've fallen on tough times, and the kid wanted to help their parent out by walking a package to the door.

Just let it go, no need to be a snitch. Clearly someone was with the kid if it got to your house.

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THERE ARE NO REASONABLE EXPLANATIONS
remove this "adult" and "parent" from our society and give that child to the state to get a real upbringing
i cannot believe anyone would try and defend a person giving their child small tasks to do during their dayjob ride along
fucking scum

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If this is all true and you do report it, you should also know it can somehow come back to you one way or another.

If you are just a small indication people are terrible in general. You don't know if he has connections or buddies. If you call the cops, I know several cops, and these guys aren't exactly what I call moral people. I can easily find out who snitched on me. If you call the company directly, you never know, he might be buddies with management. One way or another there is a chance he will find out who was the one who reported him. And what will he do to you? Is all this worth it? This all sounds overly dramatic but sadly, I know a few stories having cop AND lawyer buddies... I've learned over time, unless lives are in danger, keep your nose down and mind your own business because people are vindictive and quite possibly very dangerous.

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Maybe you should mind your business. As long as the package wasnt damaged, and as long as it wasnt something that was obviously too heavy for the child or something, theres no harm.

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It's not child labor abuse. I can bet you anything the kid wanted to do it and help and the mom obliged

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Yadoken posted...

If you are just a small indication people are terrible in general. You don't know if he has connections or buddies. If you call the cops, I know several cops, and these guys aren't exactly what I call moral people. I can easily find out who snitched on me. If you call the company directly, you never know, he might be buddies with management. One way or another there is a chance he will find out who was the one who reported him. And what will he do to you? Is all this worth it? This all sounds overly dramatic but sadly, I know a few stories having cop AND lawyer buddies... I've learned over time, unless lives are in danger, keep your nose down and mind your own business because people are vindictive and quite possibly very dangerous.

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ConfessPlease posted...

It's not child labor abuse. I can bet you anything the kid wanted to do it and help and the mom obliged

Mom isnt allowed to have them in the truck in the first place. Can you imagine if the UPS driver that got killed last week happened to have his kid with him too?

I dunno, the package was delivered right around the time it happened so I was concerned. Holidays can make people desperate and jump drivers. There are also a ton of dogs here that are left outside all day and jump fences, etc. Im not sure why it makes me a terrible person to be concerned for a kid.

In any case, as Ive said Im leaning towards not to because of holidays and I dont want someone to lose their job around then. But I also dont think this is nbd.

Kids should be playing on a Saturday not working, call your local news and have dem investigate
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Villain posted...

Yeah but if the kid slips or whatever and injures themselves, or are in the vehicle during an accident who is liable?

I dont think theres much debate on who is liable if something were to happen to the child. Maybe something bad could happen to the child. Maybe the child is well aware of this and still wanted to participate for whatever reason. Maybe a lot of things. We dont always need to throw ourselves in someone elses situation. TCs heart is in the right place. Im not saying to not report this nor am I urging to report it. You just have to keep in mind that you could be doing something good or you could be messing up someone elses situation unintentionally by reporting this.

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oh i miss read and thought a child was dillvered to you i was very very concerned about how casual you where

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Pretty obvious to tell who ITT has only ever worked office jobs and had never been in a financially unstable position that would necessitate them bringing a child to work. Show some fucking compassion yall.

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Report it, not to get the driver fired but to expose that people are desperate enough to do things like this and there needs to be some kind of change.

A kid delivered my add violence physical component a couple months ago

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Tyranthraxus posted...

Maybe the kid asked if they could do it.

I know I offered to help a lot when I was that age.

This. I used to go to work with my dad once in a while and I loved getting to "help"

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what if it's just a small adult?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4Gks7DqsG0

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Trigg3rH4ppy posted...

This. I used to go to work with my dad once in a while and I loved getting to "help"

You were obviously manipulated and abused and forced into sweatshop-like conditions. Poor soul :( /s

Kitt posted...

Getting your small child to deliver something to a stranger's house sounds potentially dangerous. Leave it to CE to try and downplay something like that though.

It's less dangerous than selling girl scout cookies / boy scout popcorn as those two errands actually requires the child wait for the door to be opened but no one really considers that so dangerous that children shouldn't do it.

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Cleo_II posted...

I think its more of a west coast thing

something like that. it's a smaller shipping company like DHL. there's one other one i can't remember but it was crappy for shipping something like laser forgot the rest of the name.
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I would report it. If you don't report it, someone else will. I don't think the child is in danger, but my concern is that if it ends up going viral on social media, it could be percieved that way which would lead to a backlash against the shipping company or even Nordstrom's and hurt their stock price.

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Yeah, report them. Fuck those people struggling to make ends meet.

Fucking over privileged busy bodies. Leave the working poor alone and go back to your rich people shit. And get a hobby.

Looks to be a private shipping company so potentially different policies. Corporate policy states only employees should be in company vehicles. I personally wouldn't report it unless it became a reoccuring thing or the kid looked to be struggling to carry a package. Kid probably wants to help the parent out.
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DifferentialEquation posted...

I would report it. If you don't report it, someone else will. I don't think the child is in danger, but my concern is that if it ends up going viral on social media, it could be percieved that way which would lead to a backlash against the shipping company or even Nordstrom's and hurt their stock price.

this is a take
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You're well within your right to report it but I personally wouldn't, don't care that much.

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Kolibri X posted...

Yeah, get them fired and ruin Christmas.

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NeoShadowhen posted...

Yeah, report them. Fuck those people struggling to make ends meet.

Fucking over privileged busy bodies. Leave the working poor alone and go back to your rich people shit. And get a hobby.

Both my husband and I grew up poor and my mom raised me and my two siblings as a single parent. My husband went without eating.

That doesnt mean we cant be concerned about a kid doing what he shouldnt do. Have you ever thought that maybe we see ourselves in them?

So kindly stfu

You know you're getting old when...

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NeoShadowhen posted...

Yeah, report them. Fuck those people struggling to make ends meet.

Fucking over privileged busy bodies. Leave the working poor alone and go back to your rich people shit. And get a hobby.

Calm down.

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What delivery service?

I know Amazon stopped working with FedEx and USPS and wanted to do all their deliveries themselves but they overextended themselves way too far and couldn't handle the volume. What service it was might offer some insight.
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Like people around here said, how do you know for certain that the package wasn't misdelivered and that the person sent their son to return your package to you?

Or even if it wasn't just a midget. lol

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JonTaylorThomas posted...

this is a take

Peloton's stock dropped 15% after their innocent Christmas commercial. Something like this could be a lot more damaging.

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I really dont see how this is a big deal? Theres a kid in my neighbourhood who does this with his Grandpa, and you can tell the kid enjoys it. Grandpa just sits in the car while Junior runs around dropping off various boxes and magazines from their local delivery company.

Like I can understand if a kid rolled up in a UPS truck by themselves, but caring about something this small is bizarre. Let people do their thing and move on.

Also reporting something like this and it possibly coming back to you isnt something I would wish on anybody. If you get someone canned for delivering a Nordstrom package the general public may see you as some rich big head with an ego. Not worth.

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DifferentialEquation posted...

Peleton's stock dropped 15% after their innocent Christmas commercial. Something like this could be a lot more damaging.

people were dumb as fuck about that. pretty sure no one is buying a $2200 exercise bike as a gift unless they know the person wants it

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I personally wouldnt report this because it looks like a really small thing. Only if it becomes a recurring thing or the child is struggling to do it, then I would report it

how does the child look in the video? Are they kinda happy looking or do they look like they are in pain of some sorts?

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Cleo_II posted...

Both my husband and I grew up poor and my mom raised me and my two siblings as a single parent. My husband went without eating.

That doesnt mean we cant be concerned about a kid doing what he shouldnt do. Have you ever thought that maybe we see ourselves in them?

So kindly stfu

I wont stfu, but I do apologize. I got a little heated and you didnt deserve that as far as I know.

I deal with people who are really struggling every day and its easy to see how some people might resort to this, and getting them fired would only make things worse for the kid. And anyone saying how the kid would be better off in the system is infuriatingly naive.

Honestly, this is the most likely scenario:

Tropicalwood posted...

Sure the child isn't the neighbor's and your package was sent to the wrong house so they sent Timmy.

Are you able to rule that out? Because if not, well, thats the end of it.

Quicksilver posted... Kids who live on farms work on the farm so what is the big deal about a kid delivering packages. Personally I think it is a great thing that the parent did the parent is teaching the kid the value of work and instilling a good work ethic in the kid. So they will grow up to be a productive member of society and not a lazy whiny entitled constantly triggered "adult".

Good post.

Growing up I would go to work with my mom if circumstances didn't allow her to take us home or there wasn't a sitter, etc. Anyways, it wasn't uncommon for her to ask me if I would hold a dog or cat down during an exam/blood draw or help do something before she performed dental. Does that make my mom a terrible person when she knew there might be a chance I could get bit or attacked? Nope. Was she taking advantage of me and making me work? Nope. Is this child abuse? Nope.

Chances are daddo is in a similar position or maybe this is the time he gets to spend time with his kid because there's no sitter or something. I doubt the kid minds. He probably enjoys it for a multitude of reasons. You're jumping to a pretty wild conclusion and it would be completely unfair to say something without making an effort to understand why.

I can already tell what TC looks like. Especially if she can afford security cameras.

Move on. It doesnt concern you. The kid isnt being exploited.

When my truck needed to be towed, the guy had seemingly his young son with him and the kid would get in my car to accelerate while he pushed.

Not everyone can afford money/time for daycare and with vehicle jobs, people can afford to do this. The kid is actually doing something productive too.

Jfc.

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cuttin_in_farm posted...

I can already tell what TC looks like. Especially if she can afford security cameras.

There are many inexpensive security cameras available.

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Worse case scenario, driver gets in trouble and possibly fired if it's a repeated issue
Best case scenario it turns out the child is being forced to do it and cps gets involved and stops it
Most likely the company won't care or the kid is doing it willingly so nothing will happen.

I'd report it personally just to give yourself peace of mind
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Its interesting that Ive already said I dont plan on reporting this and wanted to see what CE thinks, and Im just getting jumped on like Im some kind of horrible person for even remotely caring about a kids well being. Take care all.

SwordMaster13X posted...

how does the child look in the video? Are they kinda happy looking or do they look like they are in pain of some sorts?

Come on now, you know if the kid was in any type of distress, TC would have already spoke to 3 different managers.

TC, if you report this, you're a terrible person. These companies already have policies that say drivers aren't allowed to bring passengers. You don't know what was going on in that situation, and if you get the driver fired, then that has an effect on the kid too. Having a kid drop off a sweater or whatever you ordered isn't exploitation. Mind your own business.

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Lol yall are wild

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Cleo_II posted...

Its interesting that Ive already said I dont plan on reporting this and wanted to see what CE thinks, and Im just getting jumped on like Im some kind of horrible person for even remotely caring about a kids well being. Take care all.

I didnt read anything pass 15 posts.

The fact that you clutched your pearls about this at all is enough to judge you. No use hiding behind a moral high ground lol.

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It sounds like that kid was a neighbor who got your package by accident and decided to return it to you?


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