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  As someone who has done insect research professionally, even in officially marked vehicles you sometimes get people giving you odd looks and calling the cops.  I'd hate to see a little girl with an interest in the subject get discouraged because she ran into an asshole early on.  Just the fact that she has a passion for bugs so early means she has the potential to do well in the field, and we should be doing everything possible to make sure she doesn't lose that passion.
context: I like this mom.  
  “This happened because of what happened to Bobbi, but it also happened because the whole community, the science community, got together and said, ‘She’s one of us and we’re not going to let her lose her steam,’” Joseph reportedly remarked. “I just appreciate it. It means the world.”