[MR] Safety

[Logan]

before this becomes a thread of 100 responses i think dulcy nailed it right
on the head of the nail.  your kids are your responsibility.  you made them,
now do your job.

regards
logan
father


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-----Original Message-----
From: atlantia-bounces at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org
[mailto:atlantia-bounces at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org] On Behalf Of Gina
Shelley
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 12:14 AM
To: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
Subject: Re: [MR] Safety


Thank you. 

I have said it many times before and I will say it again. Just because
someone is a fellow SCAdian, that does not make them automatically
trustworthy. We have long held this hippy attitude with each other for
decades. We can't afford that. And that's been shown in the past, when we've
been bitten in the collective butt by our cavalier attitude about what our
friends and fellow SCA folk are capable of. Anyone is capable of anything. 

It's a fact that most bad stuff we're talking about does not happen at the
hands of a creeping stranger. People can and do commit awful acts, not
because they had to sneak around and strike when we're not looking...no,
they more often do it because they are trusted. So they just stroll in and
do something awful right under everyone's noses. 

Watch your kids. Nobody's "cool" and can be trusted just because they share
your hobby. 

Dulcy



> The way to protect children is for parents/guardians not to be stupid.
Sorry to be blunt, but I can't think of a more kind way to put it.   You
don't let your kid go off with someone you just met.  You don't let them
sleep over at a person's house who does not have children themselves and
that you've only known for two weeks.  Also, train your kids!  Teach them to
kick and scream if someone tries to take them away from you or from a public
area.  Teach them that if they feel uncomfortable, to run away and get back
to you or at least back into a public area.
> 
> Background checks aren't the answer.  Responsibility for yourself and your
children is.
> 
> -Isabella
> 


 		 	   		  
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