I work with kids for a living, but never talk to them or look at them in public.

[CraigCreek]

Originally Posted by Kibbiekat

Can a child predator not be these things?

No - not truly Christian, as in a follower of Jesus Christ, who loved and protected children.

White, professional and fake "christian", sure.

[Sand&Salt]

Even as a woman, if I see a kid coming my way, I get as far away as I can.

It's too bad...

[jencam]

Originally Posted by germaine2626

Back off, folks, who are suggesting that WE can (and probably are) pedophiles !

The OP and others aren't saying that "people who look like us" can't be "up to no good" but that many/some parents over-react so strongly that good, honest, loving adults are afraid to even smile or look at someone else's child in a public setting.

Heck, I possibly/probably saved a child's life when I grabbed them before they fell three stories but did the parents thank me? No, they yelled at me and threatened to call the police. Luckily, other people who had seen what happened told the parents that I was just trying to save the toddler from falling.

And then there was the time I grabbed a different toddler's coat just before he ran in front of a speeding car in a parking lot.-----you guessed it the parents yelled at me.

Child stuck on the tallest monkey bars?
Child lost in a department store?
Child grabbing & eating food in a grocery store?
Child falling down the stairs?
None of my business.

However, a little child running loose in the road or a busy parking lot could be a life or death situation and I would try to prevent them from being hurt or killed.

Most of the examples you gave in your first post had to do with correcting behavior.