This really connects with something I have been thinking about the last day and outlining a writing about. Have we traded the “super predator” from the crack epidemic to Reactive Attachment Disorder? I don’t think comparing RAD discourse to the “super predator” era is not rhetorical exaggeration.Both involve:- Fear-based narratives about dangerous youth- Overreliance on deterministic labels- Policy and practice responses that prioritize control over care- Structural inequities affecting marginalized children- Long-term consequences for liberty, safety, and belonging