From 6 on, I played further and further away from home. I lived in Los Angeles, not in the country either. By the time I was 10, I would take myself to the beach 15 miles away using the san gabriel river channel. But in the late 70’s, early 80’s they didn’t have predators or anything.
Actually, they did. But people committing violence against children were more likely to end up dead without the benefit of a trial. Those that did make it to trial usually ended up convicted with a death sentence. The turning point where things went downhill was probably the '70s during the Carter administration.
Yeah, because they’re more worried about allowing the criminally perverted have their freedom than allowing our children to have childhoods.