Four women are facing charges after police say they failed to keep their children at home after curfew.

Bath Police say that on September 4th at 1:20pm, officers responded to an adult make who had been reportedly robbed by a group of juvenile males on Liberty Street. The group had fled the scene prior to police arrival but were later located on West William Street where they were detained and turned over to the custody of their parents/guardians, who were advised they were to supervise their children.

Then a short time later, the group of juveniles were seen on the street, unsupervised.

Later, at around 9:30pm, police were patrolling in the area of Howell and Buell Streets where they came upon "an extremely large' group fighting in the street. While the fight is still under investigation, police say that the males from the earlier robbery were present and involved in the fight.

As a result, on Spetember 5th, all of the juveniles' parents or guardians were arrested throughout the day and charged with Endangering the Welfare Of A Child - Failure To Exercise Control of a Minor, a Class A Misdemeanor. Arrested were ( pictured in order below ):

• 44 year old Irene R. Strassburg of Bath

• 33 year old Cassie J. Stowell of Bath

• 42 year old April L. Finch of Bath

• 34 year old Amberlynn M. Zigenfus of Avoca

All four were released on appearance tickets and are scheduled to appear in Bath Village Court at a later date.

The Bath Police Department is reminding the community that juveniles engaged in repeated delinquent or criminal activities will result in the arrest of said juveniles' parents or guardians. Police further remind parents that there is a 10pm curfew in effect for juveniles under age sixteen and that juveniles under age sixteen found on the street without supervision after 10pm will be turned over to their parent or guardian who may then be ticketed for failing to exercise guardianship as it relates to the village curfew.

I kind of waffled on this one.

I can totally see one of my grandkids doing this. He mom would ground her and she would laugh and walk right back out the door. She can be pretty belligerent. It seems like a lot of kids are that way anymore. They think rules don't apply to them at all.

Here's hoping if that was the case then the kids may have 2nd thoughts rather than seeing their parent get arrested.

3 hours ago, KarenK said:

Here's hoping if that was the case then the kids may have 2nd thoughts rather than seeing their parent get arrested.

They'd have second thoughts alright. And third, fourth, fifth, etc with each swift kick in the ass.

I'm reminded of a friend who is a Rochester cop. The grandparent who had custody told him he couldn't control the kid. The officer's response was, "Sir, corporal punishment is still legal in New York State."

"What's that?"

"Spanking, that kind of thing."

The grandparent proceeded to start whipping the kid's ass.

Officer asked him to at least wait til he was back in his patrol car so there were no witnesses LMAO

15 hours ago, Chris said:

They'd have second thoughts alright. And third, fourth, fifth, etc with each swift kick in the ass.

I'm reminded of a friend who is a Rochester cop. The grandparent who had custody told him he couldn't control the kid. The officer's response was, "Sir, corporal punishment is still legal in New York State."

"What's that?"

"Spanking, that kind of thing."

The grandparent proceeded to start whipping the kid's ass.

Officer asked him to at least wait til he was back in his patrol car so there were no witnesses LMAO

That legality has become more blurred, and often not without consequences of some sort.

It's not up to police to decide what elevates corporal punishment to abuse. A social worker at CPS can define anything they want as potential abuse and then the burden is on the parents to disprove to experts in family court.

1 hour ago, MsKreed said:

That legality has become more blurred, and often not without consequences of some sort.

It's not up to police to decide what elevates corporal punishment to abuse. A social worker at CPS can define anything they want as potential abuse and then the burden is on the parents to disprove to experts in family court.

Very true, which is why I think he wanted them to wait til he was gone LOL

1 hour ago, Chris said:

Very true, which is why I think he wanted them to wait til he was gone LOL

Sadly in this case, if the delinquents are inclined to disobey parents, then they're likely old enough to report the parents themselves with abuse allegations.