wprebeck
Member
People hear "12 year old girl", and think of a sweet little innocent girl with pigtails, a dress, and a cute smile.....
The last Amber Alert I remember from my state (about 2 weeks ago, IIRC), it was a 12 year old female. Physical description was about 5'4 and 160 or so lbs.
I also once was acquainted with a gentleman who's son was 5'9 and around 140-50 lbs or so....at age 10. Dad was 6'6, and the docs estimated his son topping at at plus 7'.
But, the media does its job well, and the vast majority of people simply think of the 12 year old Girl Scout down the street who sells those nice cookies every year, and don't realize that age means about nothing when someone is trying to hurt you.
Oh, and if people shouldn't be scared of a 50-60 pound animal that stands up to be in the 4' area, then why are they terrified of my dogs?
The last Amber Alert I remember from my state (about 2 weeks ago, IIRC), it was a 12 year old female. Physical description was about 5'4 and 160 or so lbs.
I also once was acquainted with a gentleman who's son was 5'9 and around 140-50 lbs or so....at age 10. Dad was 6'6, and the docs estimated his son topping at at plus 7'.
But, the media does its job well, and the vast majority of people simply think of the 12 year old Girl Scout down the street who sells those nice cookies every year, and don't realize that age means about nothing when someone is trying to hurt you.
Oh, and if people shouldn't be scared of a 50-60 pound animal that stands up to be in the 4' area, then why are they terrified of my dogs?