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Filed under: Kids 8-11, Health and safety, In the newsA Florida television station, in an attempt to help raise awareness of missing children, performed an experiment at a local shopping mall. The station posted signs with a picture of a missing girl by the entrance to the mall and then had the girl -- actually a paid model -- sit on a bench, by herself, just inside.Shoppers repeatedly entered the mall without noticing the signs and even those who did, for the most part, did not notice or stop to help the supposedly missing girl. Of those who did match the girl to the posters, some were worried about getting involved. "That's what I was thinking," said one shopper. "I was scared the mom would pop out of nowhere and be like, 'Why are you talking to my child?'"All told, only two actually stopped to talk to the girl and make sure she was okay. Two others saw the posters and the girl and asked the manager of a nearby store to call security. In some ways, the results of the experiment are both good and bad. "On one hand," said the girl's real father, watching nearby, "I wish someone could have stopped to check on a little girl who was obviously by herself. But on the other hand, it was nice to see there weren't a lot of men walking up to her and random strangers."I'm not sure that I would notice the flyers or the girl, but if I did, I'd like to think I'd contact security at the very least while keeping an eye on her. I'd certainly hope others would do the same for my kids.Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments



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