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Re:I stopped to watch kids playing at recess – security was ... by AlexandrB on Thursday May 12, 2022 @05:26PM (#31360305)
> Now you see rarely kids on the streets because they risk being hit by cars or kidnapped.

"Stranger" kidnappings are exceedingly rare. The majority of Amber Alerts occur due to custodial disputes between divorced parents when one parent takes the kid when they are not supposed to[1].

> Children (and parents) are often conditioned to be wary of strangers. However, in reality, only a small fraction of child abduction cases – around 0.1 percent – involve kidnappings by strangers or slight acquaintances.

[1] https://www.protection1.com/amber-alerts/

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Re:I stopped to watch kids playing at recess – security was ... by heartbreak on Thursday May 12, 2022 @06:02PM (#31360663)
They’re less rare in certain communities. Something like 20% of abductions in the US are hispanic girls despite that demo being roughly 10% of the US population of children.
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Re:I stopped to watch kids playing at recess – security was ... by PaulDavisThe1st on Thursday May 12, 2022 @07:17PM (#31361245)
How many of those abductions are by strangers?
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