“Dad should have handled that exchange.
He should have known how risky that is, especially there.
In hoodies and baskeball shorts?
Sorry, there is NO WAY I would have let my son get out of the car.”
Exactly. The dad was sorely lacking in situational awareness.
Some people, plagued by a dangerous belief in the basic goodness of people and a desire to be viewed as tolerant, fail to protect themselves from predators.