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Re:Parents investigated for neglect after letting kids walk ... by Florin_Andrei on Thursday January 15, 2015 @02:31PM (#8894790)
But it is safer now, that's the paradox.
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Re:Parents investigated for neglect after letting kids walk ... by rayiner on Thursday January 15, 2015 @04:08PM (#8895358)
To be fair, Silver Spring, MD, probably isn't safer than it was. It was a pretty sleepy place 20-30 years ago, and in recent years has attracted a lot of urbanization as well as a significant amount of low-income immigration.
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Re:Parents investigated for neglect after letting kids walk ... by jrs235 on Thursday January 15, 2015 @02:34PM (#8894808)
Is it though? And even if it is, is it a world we want to live in?

(We need to name the evoking of Ben Franklin's "Those Who Sacrifice Liberty For Security Deserve Neither" quote... _______'s Law).

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Re:Parents investigated for neglect after letting kids walk ... by Florin_Andrei on Thursday January 15, 2015 @04:33PM (#8895518)
It's less stable, but crime rates have been on a decrease-a-palooza for decades.
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