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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] Context is everything! The point is that teaching kids that some people mean harm is not teaching them that every adult means harm. These kids were either unaware that a man was following them, or didn't know what they should do in that situation. If they had picked up their pace to get home faster, we never would have heard about this. How far away from home were they that they were walking for 20+ minutes and weren't home yet? [/quote] What should they have done in that situation? Given that the only reason the man was a threat is because he called 911 on them. And really, what on earth is somebody going to do to two kids in broad daylight in the middle of downtown Silver Spring? As you say, context is everything! The park was less than a mile away from home. [/quote] I'm glad you live in a world where nothing bad has ever happened to you or anyone you know. [b]I know quite a few kids to whom very bad things happened because there wasn't an adult around[/b]. Unfortunately, it is reality and our job as parents is both to teach and protect our kids. I am keenly aware of the downfalls of this parenting style and I wouldn't wish those bad effects on any child, anywhere. [/quote] The whole point is that there were adults around! (Including, but not limited to, the guy who called 911.) This was downtown Silver Spring at 5 pm on a lovely spring day.[/quote] That makes zero sense. There weren't adults who were supervising them around. Obviously.[/quote] Have any of the other adults who saw them stepped forward to give a fuller picture of the situation? [/quote]
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