On Jul 20, 12:06*am, peterpan0305
> wrote:
> In article , says...
>
> Don't forget the kids who are walking home or outdoors playing and wind
>
> up missing, dead, and dismembered.
>
> Have you personally known or met any family that happened to? I
> haven't; neither in social or work life.
>
> Times, neighborhoods, and crazy
> people have changed. And it's NOT just the ease of transmitting
> information. Kidnapping used to be a rare and highly publicized event.
> Now it's common enough to be pushed to page 3.
>
> I think you'll find abductions are far commoner than ransom
> kidnappings, and that most abductions involve a custody dispute between
> the child's own parents. Divorce/separation child custody battles are
> certainly more common than in my childhood.

Ransom kidnappings in the USA are far rarer than death by lightning
strikes. It's a crime where one has almost zero chance of getting
away with it.
>
> I haven't personally known /met any family which has experienced a
> child abduction or kidnap, either.

The biggest threat to children is head injuries, mostly from biking or
skating w/o a helmet.
>
> Janet
>
--Bryan