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Saundra, this is a BIG piece of misinformation.

He was NOT invited "into their home to do repairs." He came to their home and worked for five hours ON THE ROOF of their home WITH Ed Smart. Smart paid him, and they never saw him again.

Really, if THIS is "irresponsible behavior" then you'd better not ever allow your kids out of the house at all. After all, a creep like Mitchell could see one of them, and follow you home, case out where you live, and then do what Mitchell did and snatch the kid.

Polly Klaas' abductor saw her playing in the neighborhood with friends and decided to abduct her.

There is NO ACCOUNTING for the evil that is in the world, and we kid ourselves if we think we are any "smarter" than the Smarts. There are a lot of things that we do that are "risky" just by living in an open community as we do.

I think everyone needs to just CHILL OUT about this whole thing.

He was NOT invited "into their home to do repairs." He came to their home and worked for five hours ON THE ROOF of their home WITH Ed Smart. Smart paid him, and they never saw him again.

Would you invite a homeless person to come to your house for ANY REASON?!! The Smart parents aren't very smart after all. This is 2003 for God's sake. The Bible warns us that conditions will grow worse and worse and that people's hearts will grow worse and worse, too. Any parent who INVITES a stranger OFF THE STREETS to come to their house IS A DANGEROUS FOOL!!! I don't care how many excuses you try to make for what these parents did. They're not much better than the Van Dam's in this regard. Sheeeesh. AND I'M A MORMON!!!!!!!