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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some of you are truly delusional. I will continue to trust my gut and teach my kids to watch for suspicious behavior as well. People do not have the right to act however they want in a society and expect others to adjust to them. Sorry, that is just not how it works. No one lives in a vacuum or total freedom. There are expected social norms and behaviors and if you deviate, know that you will be looked at suspiciously. Still your right to choose to behave oddly but it is also others right to be wary of you.[/quote]

OP is welcome to be wary.  She is welcome to watch her kids and the park.  She is welcome to pick a different playground.  She is welcome to remind her kids that she doesn’t want them to talk to strangers.  She is welcome to pick a different activity.

But if she is asking whether her wary feelings justify putting someone at risk by calling police on them, or advocating for the individual to be excluded, that’s the line.[/quote]

At risk?  LOL

Who cares about the risk to the kids!  Let's just worry about the man.  
 
Men above women and their kids.  amiright?
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Seriously…I can’t believe how many people on this thread are so focused on this man’s well being and willing to totally disregard the little children that may be in danger. It’s disgusting. If he isn’t doing anything wrong and has a good reason then what’s the problem? Why are you all so fixated on this man’s protection but not the kids?[/quote]

Because some of us know, perhaps because of experience with our loved ones, that adults with IDD are as valued and loved and worthy of protection as small children.  So prioritizing protecting the children, when there isn’t any risk to them, by putting a vulnerable adult in danger makes no sense.

My guess is that OP has the ability to just go to a different playground.  It’s likely this man doesn’t.  [/quote]

We have absolutely no idea if this man has IDD. [/quote]

You're right.  It's possible he doesn't.  But calling the police because people act in ways that are common for people with IDD leads to people with IDD being hurt.  So, whether or not he does, it's still not OK to call the police on him. [/quote]

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