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Originally Posted by Chris T
I know the children in this case are much younger, but even so - times have changed, and not for the better IMO.
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I completely agree. As a parent I'm torn between wanting to give my son the level of freedom that I had at his age yet wanting to protect him from harm. Admittedly I grew up in a sleepy village in Worcestershire, whereas we live in the 'burbs of a large town, but the change in geography isn't solely to blame.
However, do people think that it's really more dangerous today than it was in the 70's or 60's... or is it just that the media report things more openly these days?
I ask this because my missus was very surprised at the amount of "bad news" that is reported in the UK news on a daily basis when she first moved here. The French media is less obsessed with murders and car crashes and rapes than the British media is, so it was a bit of a culture shock for her initially. Now, however, she realises that Blighty is no more dangerous a place than France really, it's just that violence appears more apparent and openly discussed over here than it is over there.