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Originally Posted by basa
In todays environment I couldn't see myself to allowing my 12 year old (let alone the 9 year old) daughter wander the streets looking for their friends (who could live up to 3 miles away).  What can I do ??  |
Well, you could take comfort in the fact that 'today's environment' is largely a figment of tabloid hysteria. There were 68 successful abductions of children by strangers in 2002-2003 (
Source (PDF)). That's 68 too many, but a very small number of children overall. About 5,000 children under 16 are killed or injured in road accidents every year. (
source).