Police in search for missing 5 year old
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Superficial said:
Regardless of whether it's a small tight knit community a five year old should not be playing outside unattended.
I disagree. My neighbours kids play with the kids over the road (all around 5,6) on their bikes, falling off their bikes, climbing trees etc... they are yards from their houses and its a quiet culdesac but they are unattended and quite safe. Ofcourse they aren't outside at 7:30 at night they are called in for their dinner at 6p, thats just rediculous to allow them out until 7:30.
I have only just started allowing my 9 year old boy out in the streets with his mates after school but he has to be back at 6pm for his tea. Although my younger boy appears more streetwise at 6, he is not allowed out on his own.
I am more worried about older kids then paedos as my daughter at 12 has already had quite a number of her classmates, girls and boys, mugged and some beaten by yoots or yoofs.
SW London, such a nice place yet so full of scum.
I am more worried about older kids then paedos as my daughter at 12 has already had quite a number of her classmates, girls and boys, mugged and some beaten by yoots or yoofs.
SW London, such a nice place yet so full of scum.
Edited by croyde on Tuesday 2nd October 14:10
Frik said:
z4chris99 said:
it's on in the office kitchen I have no choice
You have my sympathies. Presuming they are playing the same bits of footage repeatedly mixed with the occasional photo montage to pad out the fact they have no new news to report?i suspect there will be a few rescues off the hills as unprepared people go looking..
Since the parents haven't been on TV making an appeal, can we assume that they aren't suspects?
Some nut-job driving round an estate, snatching a kid in front of a witness seems unlikely. My gut feeling is that a group of kids wandered off, the missing girl had an accident, and the others made up a story so they don't get into trouble.
Some nut-job driving round an estate, snatching a kid in front of a witness seems unlikely. My gut feeling is that a group of kids wandered off, the missing girl had an accident, and the others made up a story so they don't get into trouble.
BoRED S2upid said:
Superficial said:
Regardless of whether it's a small tight knit community a five year old should not be playing outside unattended.
I disagree. My neighbours kids play with the kids over the road (all around 5,6) on their bikes, falling off their bikes, climbing trees etc... they are yards from their houses and its a quiet culdesac but they are unattended and quite safe. Ofcourse they aren't outside at 7:30 at night they are called in for their dinner at 6p, thats just rediculous to allow them out until 7:30.
So what if she were a few years older and it was deemed more acceptable for her to have been outside playing unsupervised, does this mean the reported abductor would have just driven by? No we'd almost certainly just have a story about a 7/8/9 year old girl disappearing instead. If she'd fallen in a nearby river or tried to cross a railway line whilst unsupervised then fine accuse the parents... but a random abduction just after teatime on what might have been within direct sight of the family home? Give them a break FFS...
theboss said:
First of all its implied she was out late at night - its been reported she was taken at 7pm which is roughly when the sun would have set in West Wales last night, so it would been nearer daylight than pitch black depending on the weather. I have similarly aged kids and they are always still up and playing at that time in the evening. It's also been said she was taken very close to the family home and as has been said it can be quite safe and normal for kids this age to play outside with their friends, especially outside towns/cities.
I was thinking exactly the same. I think 7.30 is a bit marginal - 6.30 would be fine, 8.30 would be too late, and certainly dark at the time of year - but 7 to 7.30 is by no means outrageous.We get groups of young kids running around our village going to and from the play area and never give it a second thought.
The shame thing is that rural area's such as this town lack a good presence of CCTV so if it was an abduction by a stranger they would've been out of the area by quite a few miles by the time word got out.
by the blessings we live on an island so it can be said there was an immediate port lockdown.
by the blessings we live on an island so it can be said there was an immediate port lockdown.
Deva Link said:
theboss said:
First of all its implied she was out late at night - its been reported she was taken at 7pm which is roughly when the sun would have set in West Wales last night, so it would been nearer daylight than pitch black depending on the weather. I have similarly aged kids and they are always still up and playing at that time in the evening. It's also been said she was taken very close to the family home and as has been said it can be quite safe and normal for kids this age to play outside with their friends, especially outside towns/cities.
I was thinking exactly the same. I think 7.30 is a bit marginal - 6.30 would be fine, 8.30 would be too late, and certainly dark at the time of year - but 7 to 7.30 is by no means outrageous.We get groups of young kids running around our village going to and from the play area and never give it a second thought.
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