Jeff Zaslow writes on the Wall Street Journal:
Last month, I wrote about how our culture teaches children to fear men. Hundreds of men responded, many lamenting that they’ve now become fearful of children. They said they avert their eyes when kids are around, or think twice before holding even their own children’s hands in public.
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Ted Wallis, a doctor in Austin, Texas, recently came upon a lost child in tears in a mall. His first instinct was to help, but he feared people might consider him a predator. He walked away. “Being male,” he explains, “I am guilty until proven innocent.
It’s true that more men than women have been convicted of sexual abuse, but it’s just as disturbing to know that children who die of violent physical abuse are more likely to be victims of female perpetrators.
Add to this the following stories:
Police believe Kate McCann accidentally killed her daughter Madeleine, a family spokesman says.