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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]the OP has the right to be concern.  As the old saying "when your neighbor loses his job, it is a recession.  When  you lose your job, it is a depression."  Crime statistics is meaningless if it happens to your child.

Is it safer if your child walk home from school in the Mclean area versus Falls Church?  Not necessarily.  Pedophiles live in both Mclean and Falls Church, just saying.

Yes, your child can walk home in a group of at least 4 kids that live within one block from your home.  Otherwise, the answer is NO.[/quote]

So, just to play along with this lunacy for a minute, what makes a group of three unsafe, and a group of four acceptable?  [/quote]

4 is not enough either! It must be at least 5 kids who live within one block from the home.

Or, alternatively, kids have to have an opportunity to navigate the world [i]on their own[/i], and solve problems [i]on their own[/i], before they leave home. And I agree with the PP that in some ways, the omnipresence of cell phones inhibits this. If you get stuck now, you can always use your cell phone to call your parent, and your parent will always be available on their cell phone, to help you. [/quote]

Mollie Tibbets had her cellphone and it didn't help her. Women have been attacked while walking and talking on their cellphone.  When someone starts to chase you - you run.  You don't stop to call your parents.  Cell phones can give a false sense of security.

You need to be aware of your surroundings, you need to know what to do if a creeper approaches you.

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