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[–]MarkTwainiac 13 insightful - 1 fun13 insightful - 0 fun14 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

As is typical, the entire focus in this response is on coddling and kowtowing to grown men who claim they are unfairly impacted - and victimized - by standard safeguarding procedures, rather than on the fact that safeguarding is necessary to protect the wellbeing of children.

Most decent people understand why it's important to be very careful checking the background and references of anyone who has contact with, and takes care of, kids - and do not object to it. Just as we don't object to having to provide references, job history, educational background, professional credentials etc when we are applying for a job. And just as we don't feel personally victimized and claim discrimination when we have to provide all sorts of information as part of trying to rent an apartment or obtain a loan.

Anyone who reacts to basic safeguarding like this is revealing they are precisely the kind of adult who shouldn't be around kids, and particularly shouldn't be allowed to care for them.