Do you prefer "they're stupid and dangerous" answer? Because it's either this or that.

Well, that's a false dichotomy if I ever saw one.

I prefer "well intentioned but misguided", "worked up by a sensationalist media that obscures the fact that kids are safer than in the 'idyllic' 1950s", etc. theories.

"well intentioned but misguided" equals "stupid and dangerous" once you shave off the bullshit.

At least in this case. It's a textbook case, exactly like the one in South Park Uncut.

Or perhaps they were abused as children. Or know someone who was. Or they were afraid of all the big adults when they were children. Or. Or. Or.

There's lots of other possibilities.