Jesus wept. Of all the things to nitpick about. "Well-meaning" makes it sound as if I'm misguided here. He approached a child, he's a danger to children. - sufficient enough for my child's school to issue a warning. It's not some half-arsed tittle-tattle overheard in the playground.
Just a heads up for any parents, I got this email from Varndean, half an hour ago.
Dear Varndean Families
Please could we ask you to be alert to the presence of a man acting suspiciously in the Elm Grove area today.
A student was approached by the man in his mid-twenties with a beard and black...