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0 pointsgjadi7mo ago0 comments

But since it's mostly by people close to the children, the fear of the stranger is not justified.

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Right, but parents don't trust anyone in the community, so stranger danger teaches kids to avoid any adults outside the immediate family and it's not unwarranted. For every Madeline McCann, there are literally millions of children abused.

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0 pointsgjadi7mo ago0 comments

But since it's mostly by people close to the children, the fear of the stranger is not justified.

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closewith7mo ago

Right, but parents don't trust anyone in the community, so stranger danger teaches kids to avoid any adults outside the immediate family and it's not unwarranted. For every Madeline McCann, there are literally millions of children abused.

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