Janet Baraclough > wrote in message
...
[snip
> There's a difference between teaching how to stay safe,
> and teaching a far uglier lesson of fear and irrationality.
>
> The girl was in a clearing where there were other people
> around, the vendors selling stuff, the pirate, and her
> mother. You were close enough to hear their conversation.
>
> He recognised your girl from riding lessons, as a
> connection of his own daughter. There are other family
> connections and your daughter's photo in their living
> room , which suggests either you or she have been
> to his home.. So, he wasn't accosting an unknown
> girl in a lonely place; he was making a casual friendly
> greeting to someone he recognised and knows of,
> in public with plenty of other people around. Normal
> social interaction.
>
> There was nothing idiotic in his behaviour; nothing to
> warrant talk of violence against him or any talk about
> your husband exacting revenge for a completely
> innocent harmless non-event. You're doing your
> daughter no favours if she acquires a fearful mindset
> which constantly harbours irrational imaginings of
> physical retribution and violence, portraying even
> her own father in that light. [..]

What a load of poppycock and balderdash!

There was nothing normal or social about the behaviors
exhibited by the man, especially when the daughter didn't
recognize him. And being in public means NOTHING; sheeple do
nothing beyond stand and gawk.

I've seen predatory behavior up-close and being in public
doesn't prevent anyone from doing exactly what they want. In
two cases, I was in indoor malls, filled with shoppers, and
two men came in to physically abuse the girlfriends. Most of
the people stood and _watched_. I was the only one that acted,
mostly because I have a misplaced sense of right-and-wrong.

Sorry... The daughter was made to feel uncomfortable by his
continued encroaching within her personal boundaries, she
didn't recognize him due to surroundings and costume, and he
chose to not pick up on her social cues.

You might find being surrounded by strangers comforting but
it's not the guarantee to safety you seem to think it is...

The Ranger