I admit this is interesting and worth some more investigation. I do want to point out though that most parents who believe in the Free Range Kid movement are just regular parents who want their kids to be able to go outside and play without getting arrested. Some states have arrested kids or parents for playing outside by themselves, and the Free Range Kid "movement" is about resisting this trend.
That said, I think the Free Range Friend thing is really weird and not safe. Will look into it some more.
The emphasis on the service being anonymous really doesnt sound safe. Paedos could also use the site to work out locations of unsupervised children. The suggestion that parents give some information about schools or certain times could easily be used as a way of approaching a child without scaring them off.
We have someone supporting this website whose husband is familiar with potential pizzagate related terms and imagery. I have no idea what rainbows, koalas and unicorns together all mean. But what a huge coincidence those same three random items appear on t-shirts along with slices of pizza.
He and his website are connected to the childrens organisations and local pizza shops through their work for the school.
I don't think it's safe either. It's not just about the pedos, think of what happens if the kids end up hurt? What if the kid your child is playing with is someone who likes to get in trouble or do dangerous things? I'm personally okay with the whole "Free Range" idea, but your kids should be making friends organically, not via some website with strangers.
Besides, who would trust giving their personal information to some random person? Why should we trust that this woman won't do something with it? How do we know it's even safe, she doesn't appear to be an expert in IT; I'm sure her 'friend finder' is easy to hack compared to other social media websites. Do we want hackers having that kind of information? It's just a bad idea all around. Glad it doesn't look like it's very popular.
As for the random images, I personally don't see it as suspicious. People make lots of weird and random crap like that, it's a really popular trend among Children's media and art. My daughter's favorite show is called "Uncle Grandpa", and they always do weird shit like that.
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ConcernedParent2 ago
I admit this is interesting and worth some more investigation. I do want to point out though that most parents who believe in the Free Range Kid movement are just regular parents who want their kids to be able to go outside and play without getting arrested. Some states have arrested kids or parents for playing outside by themselves, and the Free Range Kid "movement" is about resisting this trend.
That said, I think the Free Range Friend thing is really weird and not safe. Will look into it some more.
rickman ago
The emphasis on the service being anonymous really doesnt sound safe. Paedos could also use the site to work out locations of unsupervised children. The suggestion that parents give some information about schools or certain times could easily be used as a way of approaching a child without scaring them off.
We have someone supporting this website whose husband is familiar with potential pizzagate related terms and imagery. I have no idea what rainbows, koalas and unicorns together all mean. But what a huge coincidence those same three random items appear on t-shirts along with slices of pizza.
He and his website are connected to the childrens organisations and local pizza shops through their work for the school.
ConcernedParent2 ago
I don't think it's safe either. It's not just about the pedos, think of what happens if the kids end up hurt? What if the kid your child is playing with is someone who likes to get in trouble or do dangerous things? I'm personally okay with the whole "Free Range" idea, but your kids should be making friends organically, not via some website with strangers.
Besides, who would trust giving their personal information to some random person? Why should we trust that this woman won't do something with it? How do we know it's even safe, she doesn't appear to be an expert in IT; I'm sure her 'friend finder' is easy to hack compared to other social media websites. Do we want hackers having that kind of information? It's just a bad idea all around. Glad it doesn't look like it's very popular.
As for the random images, I personally don't see it as suspicious. People make lots of weird and random crap like that, it's a really popular trend among Children's media and art. My daughter's favorite show is called "Uncle Grandpa", and they always do weird shit like that.