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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Helicopter Alert.

Kids in middle school should be on their own.  They can cross streets, walk alone, bike alone, stay in the house alone.

Time to wake up people.  They aren't babies anymore.  [/quote]

The kidnapping of Jaycee Lee Dugard occurred on June 10, 1991, in South Lake Tahoe, California. Dugard was 11 years old at the time and was abducted from a street while she was walking from home to a school bus stop. Searches began immediately after the kidnapping, but no reliable leads were generated. She remained missing for more than 18 years. On August 24 and 25, 2009, convicted sex offender Phillip Craig Garrido visited the campus of UC Berkeley accompanied by two girls. Their unusual behavior sparked an investigation that led Garrido's parole officer ordering him to bring the girls to a parole office on August 26, accompanied by a young woman who was then identified as Dugard.

Garrido, 58, and his wife Nancy Garrido, 54, of Antioch, California, were arrested for kidnapping and other charges. On April 28, 2011, they pleaded guilty to Dugard's kidnapping and sexual assault. Law enforcement officers believe Dugard was kept in a concealed area behind the Garridos' house in Antioch for 18 years. During this time, Dugard bore two daughters who were ages 11 and 15 at the time of her reappearance. On June 2, 2011, Phillip Garrido was sentenced to 431 years imprisonment; his wife Nancy Garrido received 36 years to life.[1]

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That happened in 1991. Why do we remember the case? Because cases like that are very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very rare.

Remember that kid who died in the car crash last week? No? That's because cases like that happen much more frequently.[/quote]

And it's better for a kid to stand in the dark and possibly be hit?  There are tons of things that can go wrong.  It's not irresponsible parenting to give your kids the tools to be successful adults.  One of the best tools is for a girl to look at a situation and decide whether it's work the risk or not.  Standing in the dark by herself is never worth the risk, in my opinion, not as a preteen, not as an adult.  There are tons of things that can go wrong, and nobody would have a clue.[/quote]

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