[dan1123]

Everyone labels people/strangers according to potential/perceived risk. It’s part of our survival mechanism.

There are psychological disorders along those lines too. Are you arguing that teaching children to avoid all men is healthy?

[durasell]

Uh no — not at all. What I’m saying is teach kids some street smarts, i.e.

If you’re lost, what do you do?

A)Find a cop.
B)Store employee.
C)Mommy with kids.

If someone tries to grab you,what do you do?

A)Scream and “windmill”
B)Kick and scream

All this is very basic stuff. I’m not saying scare the kid to death of men, but instill some street smarts, so they at least know there are “bad people” in the world.

[durasell]

I’d add that almost any PD will send a cop to a PTA meeting or classroom or even a home to teach child safety.