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I want to do that but Nextdoor posts about attempted kidnappings give me pause.
by beamatronic 7y ago
I want to do that but Nextdoor posts about attempted kidnappings give me pause.
- empath75 7y agoNextdoor is full of paranoid nutcases
- anon9001 7y agoI think you just replied to one of those "attempted kidnappings" from Nextdoor's point of view.
- annoyingnoob 7y agoChild abductions are an awful thing. I also feel like living in fear is no way to live. You can't learn street smarts without a little practice. There has to be a balance between 'it won't happen to me, go nuts kids' and 'kids need constant supervision'. I try to teach them to be aware and watch out. There are limits. I leave Nextdoor to my nutty neighbors.
- com2kid 7y agohttp://www.disastercenter.com/crime/uscrime.htm http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/uscrime.htm scroll down for crime / 100,000 people. Nextdoor tends to attract people who worry about anything and everything, and who report anyone they don't recognize (or just don't like) as being suspicious.
- big_chungus 7y agoIf someone's son is abducted, he may post that it occurred; if not, he will remain silent. This is like drawing actuarial tables from claimants only.
- lazyasciiart 7y agoYea, learning more about all the crazy paranoid assholes in my neighborhood from their NextDoor postings would certainly give me pause in letting my kid play near them without my being ready to intervene.
- burlesona 7y agoThere are a lot of people who literally make up stories about being robbed, having kids abducted, having cancer, etc., because they crave the attention. (One example that came straight to mind: https://idlewords.com/2012/09/no_evidence_of_disease.htm https://idlewords.com/2012/09/no_evidence_of_disease.htm) Social media, including NextDoor, is full of that. Yes, bad thing happen in real life. But in the hyper media only bad things happen. Don’t let that filter out reality for you.