What would you think if you saw a man approach an unaccompanied child?
 

This sort of ties into the thread about leaving small children unaccompanied outside shops.

If you saw a small child who was unaccompanied, too young to be out with friends or whatever, and obviously upset, and a man approached, would you think they were just a concerned passerby, or would you be suspicious?

Depends if they looked noncey or not

To be honest,I would feel uneasy,probably unnecessarily so,but in todays climate ,I think I would watch very carefully and maybe go and see if I could help, after the James Bulger case,although a long time ago now,it always comes to mind and yes I think I would be suspicious,and I would probably follow him if he walked away with the boy, and I would use my phone to let people know

Doesn't matter how they look, anyone is capable of bad things

yeah bc i saw on twitter, this man with no nose and he was a paedo so i agree

The chances are that it’s just a concerned passer by but there’s always that tiny chance its not so i’d probably go and see that everthing was ok and maybe find a security guard or maybe a cop.
If i found an unaccompanied kid crying i would probably tell a woman nearby to wait with them while i got someone or take them into a nearby shop.
Alot of men would think twice about helping tbh due to people’s perceptions.

I would stick my neb in.....as i have done before.

A no nosed paedo.....


Are actually playing in my local tonight.

I think I would think he was just checking the child was ok, however I would keep an eye on things. Its hard to imagine this tbh, as so many men probably would not approach an unaccompanied child for fear of what the reaction would be. It shouldn't be like that, but it is and you cannot be too careful when it comes to kids tbh.

Good for you Parmy :wavey:

It doesnt take much kaz....and from my experience it usually ends up in a cheery convo.

I'm sure there's a statistic somewhere that says that if a kid goes up to any stranger in the street, there's like a 99.99% chance that they're perfectly safe. I mean, obviously, that 0.01% does exist and that's a scary thought, but most people will simply either want to help or - at worst - ignore them or tell them to piss off. The usual thing to tell kids is to "find a woman with kids" but really, best thing for a lost child to do is to find the nearest customer services desk in any store, doesn't matter where, and ask for help there.

The sad thing is, while actual paedophiles are likely to be male... It's not necessarily paedophiles that are the only danger, and a mentally unstable female could just as likely do a child harm either intentionally or otherwise. So basically if you see ANYONE try to take a lost child anywhere other than into the nearest shop to talk to staff, it should be a concern.

True but as shallow as it is, people do make snap judgements based on appearance, and as unfortunate as it is I think if many would see a younger "normal" looking man approach a kid, they'd react differently to someone who looked like a stereotypical paedo. But mostly I agree with Kazanne:
Whoever it was, I'd probably "hover" and keep an ear open, and help as needed, and I'd expect the same from people who didn't know me.

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Yeah but if a hot man came up to me telling me to get in his van I wouldn't say no

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U Serious?

To Answer the Question I would keep my Eye on the Man at all times and See if he tells a Security Guard or calls the Cop. If he does neither and i witness him Leading the Kid Elsewhere, I would stop him immediately and question his motives. I would then call a Security Guard.

Depends on what he says or does , not everyone is a kidnapper or predator .

These situations can be misunderstood and it could just be an adult asking a kid if he/ she's ok , but on the otherhand what if it's something sinister :nono: . I'd say be alert and if the stranger is trying to either lure the kid away or something then that's when you'd worry and let other people know.

I'd assume he was his dad and the child was being a troublesome brat and carry on with my day.

I wish I could say no

I would think it was the childs parent or guardian/concerned passer by.

I'm assuming though it's a situation where it's obvious it's a stranger randomly approaching the child, that's what I thought .