DrunkEngineer@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agoMom jailed for letting 10-year-old walk alone to townreason.comexternal-linkmessage-square142fedilinkarrow-up1562arrow-down112cross-posted to: thepoliceproblem@lemmy.worldfuckcars@lemmy.worldnottheonion@lemmy.worldprogressivepolitics@lemmy.world
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minus-square✺roguetrick✺@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·edit-210 days agoIt was the dramatization that did it though. That and John Walsh testifying to Congress with way off base figures about the dangers to children. The moral panic was media driven for ratings.
It was the dramatization that did it though. That and John Walsh testifying to Congress with way off base figures about the dangers to children. The moral panic was media driven for ratings.