better ways to keep people safe, and we will learn from this, too.
you don't have to have all the answers. kids will sometimes ask questions that we don't know how to answer, such as, "why?" it's okay to say, "i don't know that for sure, honey. but here's what i do know. most adults are doing everything they can to protect kids from harm. there are lots more people in the world who want to help kids than who want to hurt them."
listening is more important than explaining. let your child have his feelings about this - don't try to talk him out of them, just love him while he 