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Here in CA even the teachers are being busted as predators of kids.
We have 10% of the population and 30% of the welfare.
One out of four are on Medical which is poverty health insurance.
We have tons illegals and criminals from everywhere else all around the state.
There is a lot to fear for good reasons in even the best of parks and elsewhere these days.
So....are you saying that being poor, on welfare, and qualifying for public (poverty) health insurance, makes you more apt to be a sex offender? Seriously... because people with money aren't likely to molest children?! Really? Hmmm Maybe that's not where you were going with your comment, but
I'm going to bring my almost 8yr old to the park on Saturday and attempt to leave her there for an hour or so (as long as there are other kids around). She can walk home. Does it make me nervous? Heck yes, but I agree with the concept of letting our children have some independence and freedom.
No. If you were to leave an 8yr old at home alone and go out for a couple hours, you could be charged. What if another parent reports you for dropping off the child at the park and leaving. Is this a girl or boy, not that it makes much difference.
BTW...most of the missing children abductions are girls around the age of 11, just something to think about if this is a girl.
My kids don't walk to school, they go to private school so I drive them. The public school kids DO however all walk to school and home together. Since its sanctioned by the public school I'm assuming it's legal.
And interesting to note that more kids are injured in cars on the way to school than kids injured who are walking to school.
Kids can get themselves when young into trouble so many ways beyond people staking them.
Yes, they can - so how about you do the parenting thing and teach them how not to?
There are all sorts of dangers in the world, we know that, so the only solution is to teach them how to deal with them, not sequester them away.
The worst things that happened to me in my childhood were in the car with a parent, next door to my house with my neighbors, and at home in ways that I won't go into here.
Nothing happened to me as a result of doing things alone in the neighborhood, and I used to catch a city bus 45 minutes to school in the morning from the age of 7. By myself. I rode my bike everywhere, by myself. I went to the playground, by myself.
Strangers are by no means more dangerous to children than known adults or even family members.
My kids don't walk to school, they go to private school so I drive them. The public school kids DO however all walk to school and home together. Since its sanctioned by the public school I'm assuming it's legal.
And interesting to note that more kids are injured in cars on the way to school than kids injured who are walking to school.
Just saw another post saying the park is two blocks from your home, most abductions are within two blocks of the home...just think about it. I'm all for independence in kids, not in a public place alone...sorry.
If ever there was an indication that events such as this are necessary, it is this thread. People are absolutely obsessed with the notion of stranger abduction, when the risk of a stranger abduction is miniscule when compared to dangers from parents, adults known to children, driving daily in a motor vehicle, dogs, sports.
If ever there was an indication that events such as this are necessary, it is this thread. People are absolutely obsessed with the notion of stranger abduction, when the risk of a stranger abduction is miniscule when compared to dangers from parents, adults known to children, driving daily in a motor vehicle, dogs, sports.
Yes, I believe the Free Range Kids author cites falling out of bed and dying as many times more likely than stranger abduction. Make sure you all use those bed rails!
If ever there was an indication that events such as this are necessary, it is this thread. People are absolutely obsessed with the notion of stranger abduction, when the risk of a stranger abduction is miniscule when compared to dangers from parents, adults known to children, driving daily in a motor vehicle, dogs, sports.
Of the missing children reports filed each year 99% are found, that doesn't indicate they were still alive. The 1% is 8-10,000 children abducted by strangers.
Sorry, but that still a lot of stranger abductions in my book. But hey, they're your kids, take the chance, its on you.
Of the missing children reports filed each year 99% are found, that doesn't indicate they were still alive. The 1% is 8-10,000 children abducted by strangers.
Sorry, but that still a lot of stranger abductions in my book. But hey, they're your kids, take the chance, its on you.
Uh nope. I was overestimating at 150 stranger abductions a year, the real number is closer to 115. Deaths from stranger abductions number around 50 a year. Tragic yes, but very very unusual.
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I grew up a free range kid in midtown Los Angeles. If my son were still little I would be participating in this event.
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Maybe that's not where you were going with your comment, but 
