Who needs protecting?

I was driving down a road in Oxfordshire recently when I noticed a pretty little girl, not more than five or six years old, skipping along a pavement by herself. I thought it strange that she should be out alone and near a busy road. Idea number one: I should stop and check that she is all right and knows her way home. Idea number two, close on the heels of idea number one: if I do, will I be accused of some sinister motive? Fortunately for all concerned, before I had time to change gear, I noticed a mother (presumably) running towards the child with outstretched arms. All was well. My moral dilemma was postponed.

Ann Benton