Oh...we're just supposed to take your words as law, right, crackhead?
Just kidding.
I've read about some of the stats...for a country as large as ours, the numbers seem incredibly low. A good thing, of course.
I don't think people should be locking their kids inside the house b/c of a few well-publicized kidnappings. But from what I understand so far about the girl here in Philadelphia, I believe it could have been prevented. This morning, it was reported that the girl was walking with a 5 year old friend outside at 9 in the evening. What I'm reading now says she was at a street corner shortly before 10pm (the two situations could certainly be related). In addition, I have not seen anything that says this girl was under adult supervision. If this is the case, what the hell is a 7 year old girl doing outside without an adult after dark in one of Philadelphia's worst neighborhoods? That seems like outright negligence.