To be horrified at CCTV footage of missing six year old in London?

[Iaminthefly]

Just watched a news report on the six year old girl missing in London.

Saw the CCTV footage she was captured on and my God; AIBU to think that peoples sense of care for anyone other than themselves has vanished? She's walking next to the road, alone, in pyjamas. A young man walks past her and doesn't even look at her. Then multiple cars drive past, some slowly enough to easliy spot her and not one person stops!

What the fuck is wrong with people? That poor little girl. Praying she is found safe.

I don't see why this clip is so shocking. She is staying on the grass and walking the barre on the edge bit. She doesn't look distressed, and I would probably have walked past, thinking she had been allowed out and was waiting for other children to come out.

Why didn't her parents report her missing until 10pm when she was alone all day!!

There’s an estate in my town where it would be completely normal to see a 6 year old walking alone, in their pyjamas.

@TheYearOfSmallThings She's six years old, she's in pyjamas.

No six year old should be out by themselves at any time. I have six year old twins. They aren't even allowed out of the gate alone!

Sadly many men wouldn't dream of stopping through fear of being assured of something untoward. It is a very sad place we live where we can't help others.

A young man walks past her and doesn't even look at her

If he had - he'd he branded a paedophile

@justfornow1 Yes that is extremely dodgy. Something doesn't add up.

Poor little girl.

In case anyone sees her here are the details for Eudine.

x.com/mpsgreenwich/status/1818109705274737003?s=46&t=TMUOZCqGbx3Pv9MjeQqrig

"The girl is between 3ft 6in and 4ft (1.09m to 1.21m) tall and she is thought to be wearing light pink pyjamas. She also had a white shoulder bag with a daisy design with her".

What parent doesn't know a more accurate height of their child??? That's a big bloody difference!

@Polarnight For checking on a tiny, lost looking little girl????

I live in London and although children here aren't allowed out of sight, six year olds are often allowed to play between X house and Y lamppost.

I have friends on new build estates who certainly let their six year olds play on the grass, checking on them regularly. I just wouldn't assume anything was wrong, if the child looked happy with the situation.

@Dinoswearunderpants Also the unsure description of her pyjamas. How can they not know what pyjamas she was wearing??

The much much more worrying bit is that the parents didn’t report her missing for so many hours. Alarm bells.

London is so busy, if I seen a child that young I would probably assume the parents were sat nearby.

I thought the same thing actually. I know how tall both of mine are.
I found it very upsetting that a small child can be ignored like that. I have to say I'm not sure if that would be the case where I live, however obviously I can't be sure.
I really hope they find her safe.

Yes, same . Also very normal to see adults at any time of day going shopping in pyjamas 🙈

I think that speaks volumes. To not report a child missing until 10 is also insane. She was wandering around for 10 hours. She's sadly gone now. I doubt she'll be found safe.

The drivers .ay spot her but aren't necessarily paying enough attention to not clock what other adult is about. And the young man may well be absorbed and also not noticed.

If I saw a child alone near a road I tend to look around and look for an adult, and then id approach but I do think theres a sex / age / life experience aspect to seeing this

I don’t think the height is that weird though, I’ve a 3 year old and I couldn’t tell you her height. How often are children measured?
However leaving in her pjs, letting her wonder out of the house and not really knowing what she was wearing are all huge concerns.

Because she might not be dressed in pink pyjamas anymore. If she has been taken, whoever did it could have changed her clothing.

Most people on here brand their exes or any man potential abusers so ...yes.

My partner has 4 nieces and nephews and is a gentle person who would harm no one. I saw a child who looked about 11 sobbing alone at a train station and I asked if she was OK etc.

My partner said he'd never dare approach a child himself because of the inferences that are frequently drawn by women.

I understand this, but he could at least call the police and just keep an eye on her till they arrive.

I agree OP, it's really sad and awful

I'd be asking 'what the fuck?' to the parents more than the random people that drove past her tbh.

But to answer your question - it's either the 'not my problem' attitude a lot of people have, some people are too worried about the situation they might find themselves in if they tried to help or it's normal in that area to see young kids playing on their own so the odd person that saw her didn't think much of it at the time.

That's a bit of a sweeping statement. Just because you don't allow your children out of the gate doesn't mean everyone subscribes to the same parenting ideals. My friend and I were comfortable with our kids going two doors down to the cafe to get hot chocolates from quite a young age. The cafe owner knew us and the kids and it felt pretty safe to let them go and have a little bit of independence in a safe environment.
In other countries it is perfectly normal to see children playing outside with their friends unsupervised and walking to school alone from early primary.
Granted, I would probably be concerned to see a child in their PJs on the street.

With regards to the man walking past. I just asked my dh what he would do. He said unless she was in immediate danger, like about to be run over, he would observe and then ask a woman or an older child to approach and ask the child if they are OK with him. He wouldn't do so alone. He knows that's not right but unfortunately he thinks if someone walked past they might jump to conclusions. And he's a father. We have 4 kids.

I'd have probably assumed her parents were one of the nearby adults walking along the pavement.