Because statements such as

"Reports of a 6-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student"

are, IMHO:

"anecdotal half-truths used to whip up paranoia, but not really indicative of any particular trend in society. It's like the "I'm not racist but..." examples that are regularly trotted out about the banning of black boards and black sheep and Christmas being turned into "Winterval". Look behind the headlines and there's usually very little substance - one teacup tempest after another, but it sells newspapers."