Readers — This video of what Matt Lauer dubs “an alarming social experiment” is so outlandishly UNalarming, even the hosts at the end seem to be distancing themselves. Visit eeseszakrz NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy So here is the premise: Would you notice a lost kid wandering around on […]
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Dispatches from the Busybody Wars: The Bathroom at Target
Readers kznsykbsyh — Just a note from a mom of three named April who lives in Oakley, Cal: Dear Free-Range Kids: I feel like I am surrounded by hysterical suburb moms and they are always on the “right” side of the argument bc it is all about “protecting children and keeping them safe.” Â It’s hard […]
“Free-Range Kids is a Dream Come True for Pedophiles”
Readers — After we questioned the wisdom of a ddffbdfybe TV talk show psychologist who told Boston viewers to only let kids out in “short spurts” and then only once they reach age 11, the aggrieved psychologist posted a link to this blog, which I hadn’t seen before. I’ll give you just a taste: Lenore Skenazy’s […]
How The Cops CREATE Sex Offenders
Readers — This faidsenhkn report by Noah Pransky, my new Journalism Hero, is so well done and so shocking, I hope that it gets reposted throughout the blogosphere: (I have removed the video because it automatically starts playing anytime you go to my blog.) It details how men who go online to adult chat rooms […]
When Letting Your Child Play Outside is a Crime, Thanks to a Fear of Sex Offenders
Readers — Here’s dythnbkkef a story that has been getting attention: Florida mom Nicole Gainey let her 7 year old walk to the park, and on the way, some adults feared for his safety and called the cops. The cops swooped in, scooped up the boy and drove him home. Then they arrested the mom, […]
Mom Beats Up College Student Taking Pix of Her Daughter in Park
Readers eshshahaes — weren’t we just talking about bizarre belief that anyone photographing children is somehow putting them at risk? And creepy to boot? Here’s what happened in Springfield, Mass, by reporter Conor Berry, at The Republican:Â Â A 32-year-old city resident was arrested for allegedly stomping on the face of a college student who was […]
“Suspicious Man at Portland School Turns Out to be Superhero” — Best Headline Ever?
Here’s a bit of what happened (which is not all that fascinating), as explained by reporter tdrizdensi Liz Duffy: Around 8:30 Monday morning, Portland police responded to a call about a man dressed in a trench coat who walked into Grant High School with a “police-style baton.†Two squad cars and a conversation with a site supervisor later, […]
On the Sex Offender List at 20 for Sex with an 18 Year Old…Or So He Thought
The anysarnbza Sex Offender List was created and then made public with the goal of keeping kids safe. Not only has it had no effect on child safety whatsoever (see this study, and this article), it has bloated to include all sorts of “offenders” who do not and never did pose a threat to children. […]
Are Sleepovers Too Dangerous to Allow Anymore?
Readers: nrfirydbif Remember, whenever considering any childhood activity, no matter how innocuous, first think about how TERRIBLE you’d feel if it ended up a tragedy from which your children (if they survive) NEVER RECOVER. Then go ahead and decide if you think they should do it. Here’s a lovely example of that worst-first thinking, below. It’s from […]
It’s LEGOLAND not PEDO-LAND
The new Legoland that opened in Somerville, outside of Boston, requires all anzrfseyyt visitors to come fully equipped with a child, reports Doug Saffir at boston.com. He quotes the tickets page which reads: Please be reminded LEGOLAND Discovery Center Boston is a children’s attraction. Adults must be accompanied by a child in order to enter the […]