>>>>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 ?
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>Look it up. It was a joke.

As you can't be bothered to tell me I can't be bothered to look it up . I'm sure it was unpleasant.

Have a good weekend.


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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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>>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.
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>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?
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>>Obviously the worry with girls is some sort of sexual assault but boys are far more likely to be attacked and injured possibly seriously.
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>We are talking about somewhat different things. Girls are much more likely to be abducted.