"As the parent of a three-year-old, they do me as well."
Last Sunday, a 3 1/2 year old girl was hit by a car and killed in a trailer park here. It was 8:30 at night and the child was unattended. The driver took off because he hadn't had a valid license in two years. Some poor kids never stand a chance. Heart-breaking.
There is a big news story in NY right now about an 11 year-old who was shot in killed playing in a fire hydrant spray in Queens. Of course this is a terrible tragedy for the family, but none of the news stories that I have seen found it remarkable that an 11 year-old girl was playing in the street at 11:30 at night.