Midwesterner..

Midwesterner, I agree with you in that I wish they weren’t necessary, and that the place could go back to the cozy feeling it used to have. I also wish that my children wouldn’t have had to have safety presentations in their schools to learn how to deal with strangers. I used to trust in the coziness here, and learned my lesson the hard way, as did many others. Now I’m trying to prevent others from making the same mistake. If we had verified sn’s we could go back to being cozy, but until then the coziness is a mirage. It’s like a shul in boro park where any child abuser with a white shirt, beard, and payos can walk in, look alike a tzaddik, and offer your kids candy. People can post personal information if they wish. I just want them to know the dangers of doing so.