So when we impose regulation to replace trust, we do so running scared. For some parents at least, for some time at least, there will be renewed awareness of the need to stay closer to their kids' lives. Adolescents lead much more independent existences than before. They have less contact with adults and more with their friends. They are, in this narrow sense, safer.
Adolescent prodigies are different.
Their lives are crawling with adults, who hold tightly in their hands rewards and self-image. These kids are the most vulnerable. Organizations that remove kids from their parents' gaze will be required to take on greater parental responsibility. This vigilance will make it at least a little harder for the Graham Jameses to prey. The power of awareness shouldn't be underestimated nor the power of regulation overestimated.