I was a free range kid. I would wander off 5 km from home on my bike and wander through the bush and back roads, and everything was fine so long as I got home

I was a free range kid. I would wander off 5 km from home on my bike and wander through the bush and back roads, and everything was fine so long as I got home for supper. Hell, as a teenager I would hitchhike the 100km trek from the city out to home in the country on a weekly basis. It saddens me that this is considered unacceptable in modern society based on perceived fear that is out of whack with actual crime statistics.