[Former Fetus]

It is sad to think that we live in a society where helping an old lady could possible be risky. What would be the solution? CWP for kids?

[Bon mots]

What?
Didn’t one of the boys have a tazer?

[Sherman Logan]

I blame a whole society and its "experts," bent on convincing us that our kids are in constant danger and that the only way to keep them safe is to imagine the worst-case scenarios (for example, a pimp's hiring an 84-year-old accomplice) and proceed as if those were likely to happen today to our kids.

This is, of course, theoretically possible.

But I wonder if it has ever happened. I doubt it.

I have never seen any quantification that children are at greater risk today than in past decades. Yet our society constantly acts as if they are.

Thereby creating its own set of problems.

When I was the age of these boys I rode my bike on a camping trip 1200 miles through the Ozarks. With my 16 year old brother.

It would never have crossed our minds not to help an old lady.

[3D-JOY]

What happened to : “ I’ll go get my mom to help (or DAD)”?

My kids would have known that reply 40 years ago if the person was not a family friend.

Now we have kids bragging; “I didn’t do it” and a mother not going to the site but instead calling “officialdom”!

Sorry state of affairs!

[verga]

Here in Virginia children hold doors open for adults, men holds doors open for women, and if you see someone in need assistance you offer before you are asked.

[P-Marlowe]

Teaching our children to become like the Eloi.

We are 800,000 years ahead of our own time.

[1_Rain_Drop]

How did that medium sized box appear on her doorstep? Why didn’t the person delivering it bring it inside?

How could a couple of kids be afraid of a little old lady? surely they could have overpowered her if she tried anything naughty. If the L.O.L. was the size of moochelle, then perhaps the boys were smart in not helping.

Did the L.O.L. offer them candy?

sigh...long gone are the days when boys would help anyone and then get rewarded with milk and cookies.

[Vaquero]

In a “Lenny’s Clam Bar” some 25 or so years ago I listened to a (non custodial) father, most likely a Lawyer, tell his 10 year old son every possible way you could sue some one. They were having a gleeful old time and doing some serious father, son bonding.
It was disgusting and reminded me what a burglar father might teach his son.
It might be better for granny to move it herself or pay someone to move it, rather then have some kid help her, who then sues when they pull a muscle or worse when they cry rape and that granny kissed their forehead in a carnal manner.

[ClearCase_guy]

As I understand how these things are supposed to work ... I think both boys -- and the old lady -- are supposed to be arrested and put into labor camps.

Has this been done? And if not, what is the hold up?

[bgill]

Sure, the mom is so worried about a little old lady molesting her teenager but probably can’t be bothered with him texting total strangers and putting his picture and where he’s going to be to everyone on Facebook.

[Herosmith]

Along with the kid the other day that got in trouble for defending his friend against a bully with a knife there is a common thread. Teach it that you cannot judge or handle problems yourself, but you must rely on the government or some other authority to do so. In this way it FORCES society to depend on others rather than themselves. This has a crippling effect on the the continued fight for freedom from a tyrannical government with the latter gathering further leverage against such an effort. Nay, the will to pursue is lost, with freedom comes responsibility. It is hard to see the fruits of freedom if you don't experience responsibility.

[varyouga]

Sadly, there have already been real examples of such danger.

Many serial killers/rapists/kidnapers have used older women to bring their victim’s guard down. Typically, it is the psycho’s wife

There was some guy here in NYC who would pretend to be a crippled old man to get young girls to “help” him upstairs.

[Gene Eric]

There are few things more gratifying than doing the right thing and getting shit for it. I #ing love pissing off scumbags.