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Question of the Day: Letting Kids Walk Home After Kletzky Murder?

Sound off on daily hot topic.

The news broke Wednesday that the search for a missing Brooklyn boy ended in tragedy. Leibby Kletzky, 8, had been walking home from his day camp in Borough Park, a relatively quiet neighborhood, for the first time when he lost his way and asked a stranger for directions, according to officials.

What then ensued is every parent's worst nightmare. Kletzky was discovered dead and dismembered Wednesday morning, allegedly at the hands of Levi Aron, 35.

In today's Question of the Day, we'd like to hear how this news has affected your mindset. Does it change your stance on letting your kids walk home or have certain freedoms? Has it motivated you to talk to your kids about stranger dangers?

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