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The difference between Germany and the USA is not the reality, it is the extent to which fear has been stirred up.

You didnt seemed to listen - its the SAME percententage of abduction in the both countrys! And its a relative almost everytime who does it - also the returned kids rate is the same. - Its just your fear.

Thanks for the video. On child abduction: The USA is on the same level as Germany when it comes to child abduction. The difference is not in the number of cases per capita. It is more about the media. The US media prefers to tell dramatic stories instead of facts. It is much more likely that the perpetrator comes from the circle of acquaintances. A sports coach, someone from the church or a relative. That's a truth we don't want to believe. It is much easier to accept that it is the evil stranger. In respect to child abduction: The number of 360k child abductions in the USA from the DW video appears to come form the OJJDP (Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention). They perform from time to time a study on how many of these abductions were "severe" i.e, the child was abducted by a stranger. See the NISMART‐4 Law Enforcement Survey - Stereotypical Kidnapping (LES-SK) Technical Report. That report is hard to read but states that in 2019 only between 52 and 306 child abduction in the USA was of the severe kind (non-family abduction by a stranger). The report could not give a precise number because the data of the stereotypical kidnappings is not officially collected. The US registers child abductions in general. The fast majority of these are runaways, children getting lost, or abduction by a parent. So the NISMART‐4 selected a representative sample from the 360k cases and made in-depth interviews with the local agencies. They do this every 10 years. Child abduction by strangers was and still is only a small issue in the USA. Interestingly, I could not find any media news on that study.

Hello, I am German and have a 7-year-old son. His favorite playground includes a real steam locomotive with lots of climbing nets and an 8-meter-high tower that you can only climb up using special climbing equipment and usually leave again via a slide. He learned to climb this tower when he was just four years old, initially with my help, but later he was able to do it himself. Although I always keep an eye on him, I sit 20 - 30 meters away to give him the feeling of independence. If he falls and injures himself, it is his fault and mine, but he should also learn from it. In Germany, no one would think of suing a playground operator (usually cities and local authorities) if a child injures themselves. There is often a sign at the entrance that says: "Use at your own risk, parents are liable for their children." That says it all legally. The playgrounds are also regularly inspected for defects by the TÜV (independent technical inspection association).

Regarding playing in general german parents let children make their own "experiences". F.e. if you climb on a wall and fall down, it could hurt. If you climb on a tree, the branch you actuelly climb on could break. My parents could tell me what they want, but I had to learn by myself that a branch can break and falling down can hurt. And of course if something was forbidden it had a special charm to do it anyway.

These German playgrounds are subject to strict regulations and are technically sophisticated to ensure safety. TÜV nothing is left to chance.

3:30 But the problem lies with society! In Germany, people pay more attention to each other, although this has also changed a lot in the last 20-30 years.

And don't forget we have a completely different health insurance system that is deducted from our wages . Depending on how much you earn, a certain percentage is automatically deducted and you are always at least insured. And we don't have to pay $3000 for an ambulance every time and if you get sick in the hospital you get a completely excessive bill to pay afterwards

Health care is neerly free! Thats the point.

It was the same when I was a child. My parents were a bit older than the average parents, but they also let me do things early on. Alone or with friends to the nearest playground and then played there until late in the evening. Every now and then my father would come along with our dog. Sometimes neighbours who had their garden (allotment) near the playground would invite us over for a barbecue.

On the playground, on the streets, when children are alone and there are grown ups around, they keep an eye on them, be sure. And they will hesitate to help them as the will not be sued afterwards.

In Germany we have got a very special relationship to our forests and in this way to wood. So most of the playgrounds have got lots of play equipment made of wood with rope ladders and rope chain bridges. Here an example (even for us adults it would be nice to climb on it): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SmDLxSspS58.html

Here again, in my experience, the woman gave incorrect information. In Germany, children have traffic lessons in primary schools. Here, the children learn how to behave correctly either in the traffic garden or in direct traffic. This includes the correct behavior when crossing streets, zebra crossings and traffic lights. Riding a bike in traffic, including the bike test and much more. In most federal states, this training takes about 3 - 4 weeks.

I´m a German parent, and would never let my 7 year old alone on a playground in the city...

375 k in 2023 that breaks my german heart

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I tried to check another video, but again you do not react, you be a know-it-all without having made any research yourself. You don't know it better than the person who did the research.... .

Please americans dont tell others that it would be "safe" for children or teenagers to walk to school or walk home alone in germany or walk around alone in general. I dont want that people really believe that they wouldnt have to worry about crime in germany, and then they might experience crime and get hit by reality. I dont care if you "feel" safe in germany. If you want to judge if something is safe or not, then dont go by feeling, look into crime statistics. We hear about new extremly brutal knife attacks, murder, rapes or terrorist attacks, daily, actually hourly. Just follow crime related news and police reports. Last year we had around 14.000 documented knife attacks in germany and it keeps getting more and the cases become more and more cruel and brutal. And thats only knife attacks, there are also thousands of cases of murder, rape and group rape and other sexual violations and commited in the most digusting and cruel ways. The criminals keep getting younger and younger. A school principal talked about it on tv and that more and more children/teenagers carry knifes when they are in school. Sounds like a pretty safe environment right, who wouldnt want his children or little siblings to be in a classroom or schoolyard surrounded by aggressive teenagers with knifes in their pockets. And just that there is no midunderstanding, it is not the german children/teenagers who are commiting these crimes. The crime came with the developements that are happening since 2014/2015. Before that, like 15 and 20 years ago, it was like 100 times safer. That is not at all up to date anymore, If i had a young sister or so, i would not at all want her to walk around alone.