DwZ@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago10-year-old walked less than a mile to a dollar store, prompting a passerby to call police, who arrested his mom for reckless conduct.edition.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square197fedilinkarrow-up1893arrow-down112
arrow-up1881arrow-down1external-link10-year-old walked less than a mile to a dollar store, prompting a passerby to call police, who arrested his mom for reckless conduct.edition.cnn.comDwZ@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square197fedilink
minus-squareCryptagionismisogynist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-22 months agoYou need plausible deniability and proximity to get away with abuse of kids, and parents have the most of both. However, I was groped thousands of times as a kid in lines by strangers. And I mean THOUSANDS. To this day I do not like strangers standing behind me. I was almost nearly abducted off the street as a kid. So yes, strangers can still be an issue, even if parents and other people with more proximity are more often the bigger issue.
You need plausible deniability and proximity to get away with abuse of kids, and parents have the most of both.
However, I was groped thousands of times as a kid in lines by strangers. And I mean THOUSANDS. To this day I do not like strangers standing behind me.
I was almost nearly abducted off the street as a kid.
So yes, strangers can still be an issue, even if parents and other people with more proximity are more often the bigger issue.