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Originally Posted by Kazanne
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Originally Posted by RileyH
Depends if they looked noncey or not
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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:
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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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Originally Posted by Northern Monkey
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.
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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier
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.
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