Bootsctr
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A child is in much more danger from any number of things that do not include abduction by a stranger.
My sister and I witnessed the aftermath of a horrible accident once. We were in the mall and this mother who had a child about the same age as my nephew gave my sister the look of disdain and made a snide comment about how she would never treat her child like a dog. We were slowly heading out of the mall and that woman with her child got ahead of us by maybe 30 seconds.
When we went outside, we heard screaming for help. My sister is a doctor so she handed my nephew's leading rein to me and went to see if she could help while I distracted her son.
That little boy had been tempted by something and darted out directly in front of a city bus. He hit his head very hard on the fender and was not responding. My sister did CPR on him until the ambulance came but said she didn't get a flicker of response, so it didn't look hopeful.
My nephew got the surprise of his life when we went back into the mall and bought him an ice cream. We had to wait for the police so my sister could give a statement and we both wanted to spoil him. More than wanted, we needed to spoil him.
Children are in much more danger from common things like five gallon buckets with liquid in them, toilets, dressers that can tip, being in a parking lot, etc, etc, than they are from abduction by stranger. Nothing can completely protect a child but there are things that can decrease risks.
So true! I have a friend whose eldest daughter had ADHD to the max. They had a hard time keeping up with the precocious little one and used a safety harness on outings. She is a very smart young woman and ended up graduating high school two years early.