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I was watching the BBC news tonight and i saw Bristnallhall Road,Oldbury on the tele.
Did you see it? Whatever next? 10year old child kidnapped!!

I read it the paper earlier,

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bi ... m-15736607

How awful is that?

Just heard they've arrested a 49 year old man!!

They never found the 13 year old girl kidnapped a block from my house a few months ago.

Gald this one turned out a bit happier.

It's difficult to know what to do.
I mean no one really wants to stop our kids playing outside, and even though you can tell them not to speak to strangers etc, you can never cover every eventuality. I suppose if they're always in a group it'd be harder for anyone to grab a child, but are the kids always going to do what they've been told by their parents?

I believe from what I have read and heard on TV most children are grabbed, they don't go voluntarily. Yes Sue it is a parents or grandparents worst nightmare, but there is nothing you can do except warn them of any likely MO.

Linell.

You can't stop children enjoying their childhood because there is a 1 in 1 gazillion chance they will encounter a pervert.

By far the majority of molestation happens with family members or "friends" of the family.

Teach your children what is right and wrong and that they own their bodies but don't over emphasise "stranger danger".

I have always told my daughters to fight like hell if in public but play it by ear if alone with the attacker.

And no matter what they show in the movies where they seem to recover in a few seconds, a quick punch or kick in the gonads will result in even the strongest man crawling on the floor for half an hour.

I sent both of my daughters to self defence classes and that was emphasised over and over again.

MarkCDodd wrote:You can't stop children enjoying their childhood because there is a 1 in 1 gazillion chance they will encounter a pervert.

By far the majority of molestation happens with family members or "friends" of the family.

Teach your children what is right and wrong and that they own their bodies but don't over emphasise "stranger danger".

I have always told my daughters to fight like hell if in public but play it by ear if alone with the attacker.

And no matter what they show in the movies where they seem to recover in a few seconds, a quick punch or kick in the gonads will result in even the strongest man crawling on the floor for half an hour.

I sent both of my daughters to self defence classes and that was emphasised over and over again.

That sounds like a good aproach, Mark.

yep mark and another one to tell them if they cannot kick grab a handful and twist, that what the lasses were taught in self defence class too

Yep, the Squirrel Grip as we call it because you are likely to come away with a nut or two.