Really the thing that grinds my gears and grigerers my kishkes, is when I see little kids running hefker with absolutely no adult watching them, especially when it forces my husband or me to run outside and down the stairs to catch a toddler about to get hit by a car or fall down a really steep staircase (yes, this has really happened more than once, and I am tired of our apparently being the only responsible adults on my block).
You cannot tell us to mind our own business or not look, because a) it’s impossible to avoid seeing what’s going on and b) we believe that the Torah mandates us to NOT turn a blind eye (lo suchal l’hisaleim). if that halacha refers to merely helping return a lost animal to its rightful owner, or help a beast unload his excessive burden, how much more so are we required to do so when it is a small child involved?
We have tried telling the parents that their kids were doing dangerous things, when we brought them home to them, and have talked about how people tend to overly relax and let their guyard down, forgetting this is not a bungalow colony, but it goes in one ear and out the other. We are not desirous of calling in CPS and massering on them. And we have no idea who their rabbonim are.
Any other helpful suggestions?