Many 'fearful of helping children in need' -- BBC, Survey

[HuckleB]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-10820033

"Many people fear helping a child in need in case witnesses think an attempt is being made to abduct the youngster, a UK survey suggests.

A total of 44% of men and 28% of women told researchers they would be wary of helping a child for this reason.

The research also suggests 79% of adults believe community spirit has weakened since they were children.

The survey of more than 2,000 adults and children was carried out by ICM for children's charity Play England.

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This is the world of fear produced by our current media and political culture.

Ugh.

:mad: :puke: :grr:

[Xipe Totec]

1. We are at war against stupidity

and stupidity is winning.

[RKP5637]

2. I think growing/raging stupidity is the thing we have most to fear. It feels on itself and

multiplies quickly, the antimatter of intelligent life forms.

[HuckleB]

4. But fear feeds stupidity. In fact, it's like steroids for stupidity.

[RKP5637]

7. It is, isn't it... fear = steroids for stupidity. Well said!!! n/t

[izquierdista]

3. I sure wouldn't

These days, no good deed goes unpunished.

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. Ain't the fear culture great?

I mean anomie and all that

[HuckleB]

6. It's one of the bizarre trends of this era.

The safer the world gets (and of course real dangers continue to exist, big time), the more fearful people seem to become on average.

:shrug:

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. I wonder how I will bring this excellent point into a poli sci class

oh wait... civil society discussion, silly me