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France torn over video of driver slapping boy for 'disrespect' (bbc.co.uk)
3 points by yawz on Sept 20, 2018 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



Issues of violence aside. The notion of a stranger in your community helping to correct a child used to be normal and welcome. A slap was always better than your kid being hit by a car. But people seem terrified of each other now. This xenophobia is no longer racism, but fear of our own neighbors. I hope there is a more civil and engauging way forward. "Stranger Danger" is bullshit.




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