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A 7-year-old boy in Georgia gave police and child protective services all they could handle. His crime? Riding his bike around and getting free cookies. Reason reports Jackson Widner, the youngest of Beth and Glenn Widner’s four children caught the attention of authorities in Canton, a suburb of Atlanta, in August 2018. One day, while walking home from swim practice with his siblings about two blocks from his family’s home, Jackson lagged behind and stopped at a grocery store for a free cookie. Store employees thought it was odd to see a 7-year-old alone and called the police. While Jackson re…

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