Nothing in that article even IMPLIED that the parents had never told their kids of the dangers of being outside.

And anyone who made the ASSUMPTION from what little was said in the article that the parents had never told their kids of the dangers of being outside WAS being an ass.

And if you want evidence that some on here said exactly that, I give you THIS, which apparently you didn't even f@ckin' READ:

"Repeatedly, I have applauded the idea of increasing your children's independence. What bothers me was that the parents in the article seem to clearly err on the side of "since it's statistically so unlikely that my kids will be snatched, I won't burden their childhood with the knowledge that it could happen."

There. There's your PROOF, you sanctimonious cow.