Okay… first off colour my buttons sensitized. I have not watched “Finding Nemo” in (oh… about) 9 months. I can no longer walk thru a public area without turning quickly when I hear a child cry. I am surprised at the number of children I never noticed at the Zoo.<\/p>\n
This weekend in Pike Place Market while a grandparent was paying at a cashier, a person in a hooded sweatshirt grabbed and tried to abduct his 7 year old <\/a>granddaughter.<\/p>\n The grandfather shouted for help and made pursuit, the child yelled, screamed and fought the assailant. The criminal let go and ran.<\/p>\n So why is it a rant? The grandfather later reported in interview that despite screaming for help… no one looked. No one reacted.<\/p>\n Have we become so desensitized to crime that we’re more worried about being “HERO”s by phoning in HOV lane offenses than we are to the plight of a child? Why as a society are we being driven to fear thought-crime and consensual vice, but at the same time ignore the crimes of child abuse, abduction, and property theft.<\/p>\n