Adam Walsh’s childhood wasn’t the only one that ended 25 years ago.
Childhood - and parenthood - would never be the same.
On Aug. 10, 1981, the severed head of the South Florida boy was found in a canal in Vero Beach.
If a 6-year-old could be taken from a mall after being out of his mother’s sight for just minutes; if he could be murdered and decapitated; if his killer could elude authorities, then our world must be a truly dangerous place for children.
It’s an understandable response to what was surely one of the most horrific crimes of the 20th century.
But the fallout - a culture of parental paranoia that has become the norm today - may be just as tragic.
The casualties, beyond the death of one innocent little boy, are many:
The death of simple childhood pleasures.
The death of peace of mind.
The death of common sense.
The death of self-sufficiency.
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