>>>They do not have specific neighborhoods here, so they go to the malls and college areas. I guess in some other cities up north they stay in their own areas. Areas where people who live in nice neighborhoods don't go. I guess that would be safer.
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>>>http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/3305482/
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>>This is really a pebble in your shoe, isn't it? How come? Just curious.
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>>I suppose me position on the whole parental vigilance is closest to Nick Mason's, among those who have weighed in here. I am not blind to the dangers out there, and have made sure my daughters aren't blind to them, either, but believe kids will be handicapped as adults if they are kept on too short a leash. This outlook comes specifically from my own experiences. I realize others have seen the dark side more closely and are therefore more protective.
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>It is well known among teens that those with the strictest parents actually do more stuff (drugs, sneak out after hours, go to parties, etc). They are considered the 'wild' kids. Surprisingly, I am considered one of the most lenient parents, but you wouldn't know that here on the UT :o)

Yeah, the over-protective stuff might work in high school, but in college the kids go wild. I have heard amazing sad things about kids I went to high school with that were 4.0 GPAs, valedictorians, National Honor Society members, teacher's and pastors' kids, etc.