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Originally Posted by GGG
I think the issue though is that parents and society incorrectly assess the risk of harm. While we do have a lower tolerance for risk we also grossly exaggerate the risk. For example all the homeless Creepy people at the LRT station are probably less likely to sexually assault or kidnap your child than a family member, coach or teacher.
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I think that's a really incorrect way to assess risk. A child is more likely to be abused by family, friends and those involved in their lives day to day for sure. But this is almost entirely because of the amount of time in contact with and relationship status of family, teachers and coaches. It's definitely not because of the inherent goodness of transient people.