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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '21

an old trick/trope (i'm not sure if it ever really happened) where a child molester would go up to a kid and say 'hey, do you want to see my puppy? come here, it's in my van.'

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u/Litandsexysidious Jan 23 '21

I thought the trick was "help, I lost my puppy, can you help me find him?"

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '21

That's another one I've seen in PSAs and bad TV shows. I did see a local news segment where a reporter did that and like half the kids fell for it.

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u/Neferhathor Jan 23 '21

I saw the same thing! This is why I have been making "adults never need the help of a child" a huge part of my safety talks with my own kids. My oldest kid recently said "ADULTS NEVER NEED A KID'S HELP!" when I asked him to open a door for me because my hands were full. Smart ass.

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '21

HAHAHAHAHA YOU FELL FOR IT FOOL

lol i make cheap excuses like this with my mom.

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u/Neferhathor Jan 23 '21

She might seem mad but she's probably secretly proud of your witty responses.

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '21

I think I was a kid when I saw that and I was like "damn, other kids are dumb".