You know my first impression of this was in fact that the man led her away. She appears to have gone along. Reluctantly, but compliantly. There was no screaming, fighting... nothing. The girl complied as if the man was her father or teacher at school. Yet, we are told, she didn't know him.
...are we teaching our children to be too compliant and docile? Are we teaching them excessive submission to anyone in authority such as any adult? I think collectively we are. As ridiculous as it sounds, I think society is trading the Carlie Brucias away for fear of creating potential Columbine Kids.
Posted by Russell Whitaker at February 8, 2004 07:14 PM | TrackBack