Men should be offended . . .

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181. Jurer #2 gets it

The original graphic is intentionally obtuse. I should be able to hand over my social security number to anyone who calls me and asks for it. However, reality is that many people will use that information to steal my identity and/or money. Thus, should I not teach my children that you do not hand that information over? Am I condemning all of mankind as thieves by giving my children that advice. Of course not. That is insane. I am merely educating them that there are evil people out there who seek to do them harm. Take certain percautions to avoid potential damage. I NEVER said it was fair or that they should be required to take these steps. It is merely prudent to do so.

Likewise, there are people who will rob you if you are walking in a seedy neighborhood, at 2:30 in the morning, with a couple thousand dollars in hundreds, counting it in your hands in the middle of the street. If I tell my children not to do this, am I condemning all people in the city? All people in a high crime neighborhood? Am I doing something wrong if I educate them on areas where certain crimes are statistically more likely to occur?

A coworker and I were in Vegas last week for training. We stayed at Mandalay Bay and found the hotel/convention center extremely nice. When we took a trip to Fremont Street since he had never been there and seen the lights, I told him to move his wallet to his front pocket. I told him that I had heard a rumor (don't know if it is true or not), that thefts are higher there because people can be in a tight crowd, with many looking up the lights, making pick-pocketing much easier. I don't know if the stats are true, but it is CLEAR the environment is much more ripe for this type of crime. By taking this extra precaution, did I condemn everyone in downtown Vegas to be a thief? Do I now consider myself a thief, since I too was downtown? Of course not.

And just because I teach my daughters to be safe in certain environments, I am not condemning all men to be rapists. This graphic in this thread is laziness at its best. Some ignorant person wants to FEEL superior, so they think this accomplishes it. All it shows is they are incapable of intelligent thought and are more interested a cheap feeling on superiority that any rational discourse.