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Grendel  ·  3187 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What do you think is the closest thing to a modern-day witch hunt?

Unfortunately I've seen many men share similar feelings. Fathers who feel uncomfortable when they go pick up their children at school, brothers who won't take their little sisters to the mall for fear of being questioned and publicly embarrassed by some nosy mom... I even remember reading a story about a child who got lost and ended up being found dead a few days later. A man had seen the child walking by himself on the side of a road, but after considering his options, he had decided not to approach him. The hysteria about pedophiles probably hurts children more than it helps them.