There is one good thing about the pedo paranoia in the USA

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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There are a ton of posts on this board about adult men feeling uncomfortable being around kids worried they will be accused of being a pedo, getting nasty looks from moms if they dare go to a public park where kids play, etc etc.

But man there is one good thing about this I realized living where there is no pedo paranoia, people keep their damn kids inside or worry about where they are.

I swear I feel like Mr Wilson in the Dennis the Menace comics sometimes, neighbors kids always coming in our yard being nosy asking for candy or raiding our fruit trees.

“What is that?”

“A screwdriver…”

“Oh so you’re using that to put a screw in the board?”

“yes…”

“why?”

:smack:
Jesus once I was home taking a nap and my wife had gone somewhere with our son in the day time, I guess I left the door unlocked. A damn kid from nextdoor woke me up by tapping me, I jump awake in a freaked out start like WTF and he asks me if I have any candy like a lollipop. Yes a 6-7 year old kid opened our door and managed to find me on the bed sleeping and woke me up!

So yes cherish pedo paranoia, the alternative is not good from an annoyance stand point.:smiley:

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Good fences make good neighbors. And back when we had axe murderer paranoia you should have gotten conditioned to lock your doors :wink:

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Where do you live that the parents are so care free?

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(Don’t fall for it grude, he’s just looking for fresh victims…)

JOKING! :smiley:

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Did you tell the kid to run home and tell his parents you asked him to pose for some pictures? Maybe if you become known as the neighborhood pedo they’ll at least be told to bother someone else.

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That’s a good way to end up banned from living near a school.

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Sometimes a guy just wants to drink a beer and paint a chair.

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You don’t have to say nude pictures, just pictures; the nudity is implied.

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I don’t want that kind of potential attention from law enforcement. I have nothing to hide, but I don’t want my phone/tablet/PC confiscated for several months, either. I use them regularly, know what I mean? LOL

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I figure a kid that clever should be able to find the candy on his own. Let me sleep, Dammit!

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Don’t ever move, grude. I would miss your stories!

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A man was out looking for his dog, and asked some 8 to 10 year olds out on the street if they had seen the dog.

the parents called the police and the police did like a media broadcast “wanted: who was this man who talked to the children”

Result: they found out he really was looking for his dog, but told him not to talk to children…

:frowning: