[tdb7893]

Where I grew up was undeniably safer than Tokyo or honestly probably almost any place on earth. I still knew kids whose parents didn't want them playing outside without an adult because they were worried their kid was going to get abducted. It was weird because in the 20 years my family lived there it literally never happened in the county but parents still were worried about it so idk about other places but where I grew up in the late 90s and early 00s that was why.

[ty6853]

Abductions by CPS have gone up substantially since the old days. Busting into a gnarly Harlem crack den falls under "won't risk my life for a paycheck" for the state child snatchers. A nice well meaning family who lets their kid walk or bike alone to the house or park, that is prime easy pickings. This is why as CPS budgets go up you see ever more vigilance against child independence but barely moving the needle on helping kids in violent abusive situations.