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Are abductions rare because they almost never happen in the first place, or because Americans take extreme measures to avoid them?
by pixelperfect 9y ago
Are abductions rare because they almost never happen in the first place, or because Americans take extreme measures to avoid them?
- mattmanser 9y agoAren't the extreme measures a recent thing, like the last 10 or 20 years? I don't remember being Molly cuddled like today's kids and I'm in my late 30s (UK).
- halleym 9y agomolly-coddled Molly cuddling does sound cuter, though.
- sgk284 9y agoEven before helicopter parenting was a thing in America (and this continues to hold today), the vast vast vast majority of abductions happen by a relative of the child. Abductions are already very rare, but of those that happen only 3.1% are by a stranger[1]. [1] https://www.seeker.com/child-abductions-by-strangers-very-rare-1767508216.html https://www.seeker.com/child-abductions-by-strangers-very-ra...