Indeed. I used to cross a busy 4 lane street (at an uncontrolled intersection), ride the city bus 3 miles, and walk another 2 blocks to my school, at 6 years old.
At 16 I would have had a blast in Puerto Rico on my own. At least until I was sent home again...
However, the feminization of our culture combined with the “Safety at ALL Costs” credo has turned SO MANY of our young men into simpering purse string clinging little wusses
I’m assuming Puerto Rico still has red light districts. Could have been eye opening educational life lesson time.