pegkerr: (Do I not hit near the mark?)
pegkerr ([personal profile] pegkerr) wrote2005-06-22 04:09 pm

Look, I'm glad they found the kid

But don't you wonder a little a bit about a) our culture and b) this kid's upbringing when you realize that he wasn't found for four days because he was purposely avoiding the searchers because he had been told never to talk to strangers? I mean, come on, the kid's eleven years old! Don't you think he should have better judgment at this point than to think, "Hmmm . . . break the no-talking-to-strangers rule . . . die in the wilderness . . . boy, tough choice there. . ."

Good lord, I hope Fiona at age 12 would have more sense.

[identity profile] kalquessa.livejournal.com 2005-06-22 09:17 pm (UTC)(link)
It does suggest that his instruction in survival was a little...lopsided?