>>>Well I can only speak for people I know. And yes I would say its relatively normal.
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>>>I respect that you make the best judgement for you own children but I think sometimes the climate of fear we live in is just a way to sell newspapers. And where does that over 100,000 number come from. Over what period , how does it match up against past periods.
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>>100,000? Try just 1. And it happens to be yours. Let's see how much you think about the climate of fear then.
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>>>Also regarding you son comment. I have one of each and I worry more about my son than I ever did about my daughter. Statistically boys are much more likely to be attacked than girls. But I have to give him freedom to go out and act sensibly and not pass y fear on to him.
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>>Boy more likely to be attacked than a girl? You must mean different type of attacks. Or maybe you meant from Fire Island...
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>Fire Island ?

Look it up. It was a joke.

>100,000? Try just 1. And it happens to be yours. Let's see how much you think about the climate of fear then.
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>And so what do you propose, locking them up until what age . My daughters 20 now and I can't say I worry any less now than I did when she was 12 or 13.

Yes. To an age they are more apt to be able to handle the situation. You think someone who is 20 has the same vulnerabilities as someone who is 12?

>Obviously the worry with girls is some sort of sexual assault but boys are far more likely to be attacked and injured possibly seriously.

We are talking about somewhat different things. Girls are much more likely to be abducted.