Thursday, August 2, 2007

Letter to anyone who’s been solicited/traumatized, or parents of teens by somebody they met online,

Do you know why you were solicited online? Well because you were naive to the minimal dangers of the internet. I say minimal because these dangers could be easily avoided. If you were solicited on Myspace or something similar to that , did you accept somebody as your friend and get to know them well? You probably did. I am not saying there’s a problem with that, but you probably tried to meet the person and/or give them your full name and address. That’s what makes us different; I am not naive enough to give out my address. I given out my name before but a lot of people have my name, so it would be difficult to find me.


Also the person you talked to probably gave you dubious information. So you might think your are talking to 17 year old female, but in reality you could be talking to a 40 year old man waiting to rape you, when the opportunity has ripened. So if you are asking yourself. How I prevent a predator from aggressively, violently, sadistically, brutally attacking me. I’d say just think before you act. It could change your world.


In the down run if you’re really scared of somebody soliciting you, your safest bet is to not have a Myspace. He are other things you should you know while on the internet; don’t give out too much information to your online friends. If you’re a minor with a Myspace, then you probably shouldn’t give out personal information. Here is some information for the parents of teens; is your child bad? Then you probably shouldn’t let them have a profile. You should always know what your child is doing, it could save their life. If your child was breastfed, they’re probably smart enough to handle their own profile, just like me! Your child can probably have a Myspace around 7th grade. Finally, did you ever tell your child not to talk to strangers, if not… you should.

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