Canadian youth more adventurous than American youth

[trailmix 77]

I have never watched so many shows about child predators in my entire life. To get into my sons school you need ring a bell, and then show your drivers license to a camera before they buzz you in and once they buzz you in they check your card over and over again. Now they're talking about getting a scanner so parents can just scan their licenses. I feel like I am going into Fort Knox for crying out loud.

Ok, that's really weird

[thetreble 19]

It's almost...sick.

[Lenie7 0]

I have never watched so many shows about child predators in my entire life. To get into my sons school you need ring a bell, and then show your drivers license to a camera before they buzz you in and once they buzz you in they check your card over and over again. Now they're talking about getting a scanner so parents can just scan their licenses. I feel like I am going into Fort Knox for crying out loud.

Sounds like Fort Knox! You go through all that and yet the number of abductions by strangers is no higher than it was many years ago. Just having access to all this terrible info/news via television makes many people paranoid and frightened. I refuse to live my life in fear - you can't control the world, so you may as well enjoy things while you can!

[Sprailenes 47]

Tis true and statistics do say that a child is more likely to be abused by someone they know rather than someone they don't know.

I do appreciate the extra precaution they take, I do, safety first but they go too far. It shouldn't have to take me 20 minutes just to drop his lunch off.

"NO!!! STAY AWAY! STRANGER DANGER!"

Edited September 30, 2009 by Sprailenes

[Lenie7 0]

Tis true and statistics do say that a child is more likely to be abused by someone they know rather than someone they don't know.

I do appreciate the extra precaution they take, I do, safety first but they go too far. It shouldn't have to take me 20 minutes just to drop his lunch off.

"NO!!! STAY AWAY! STRANGER DANGER!"

That is a bit much! Don't tell me they scan the lunch bag to make sure there's nothing dangerous in there.

[BermyCat 1]

Tis true and statistics do say that a child is more likely to be abused by someone they know rather than someone they don't know.

I do appreciate the extra precaution they take, I do, safety first but they go too far. It shouldn't have to take me 20 minutes just to drop his lunch off.

"NO!!! STAY AWAY! STRANGER DANGER!"

That is a bit much! Don't tell me they scan the lunch bag to make sure there's nothing dangerous in there.

Can't be too careful. Mommy could be the head of a family of terrorists.

~ Catherine