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Headline Of The Day - Children At Risk Edition

Posted by Kevin
Published: December 21, 2005 - 1:29 PM

One third of teens have talked with strangers online about meeting in person

From a study of the behavior and experiences of teens and pre-teens (ages 8-18) on the Internet released by The Polly Klaas Foundation. And don't miss the story of Justin Berry from Bakersfield, California - a shy computer geek who ended up being one of the Internet's most sought after underage camwhores. It's a truly disturbing tale reminiscent of the recent Dateline NBC/Perverted Justice sting operation.

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I'd have to see the study. ... (Below threshold)

1. Posted by joe | December 21, 2005 1:50 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

joe:

I'd have to see the study. I hope it's not like those church-burning stories from a few years back (remember those?) that counted any theft or vandalism, whether with fire or not, as a "burning."

1. Posted by joe | December 21, 2005 1:50 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on December 21, 2005 13:50

The key to the entire story... (Below threshold)

2. Posted by Faith+1 | December 21, 2005 3:10 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Faith+1:

The key to the entire story was the following paragraph:

"Justin's father also took an interest in his pornographic career. For a share of the profits, Justin says, Knute Berry procured prostitutes for Justin to have sex with in front of the webcam."

The story isn't how the Evil Internet turned him into a pervert by a non-involved mother who didn't pay attention to what her son was doing and a father actively abusing him, at least mentally.

This was a fucked-up family BEFORE he got involved so it's no big surprise the horror spread to other aspects.

2. Posted by Faith+1 | December 21, 2005 3:10 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on December 21, 2005 15:10

Blogger Dawn Eden has been ... (Below threshold)

3. Posted by Mike | December 21, 2005 4:10 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Mike:

Blogger Dawn Eden has been following the lunacy masquerading as sex advice on Planned Parenthood's "Teenwire" website for some time. For a recent sample of what she has found there: http://www.dawneden.com/2005/12/planned-parenthood-tells-13-year.html

One of Dawn's recurring complaints about Teenwire is that they have repeatedly suggested that teenagers can safely and anonymously "hook up" with one another online, and can use Internet chat rooms to discreetly find sexual partners, particularly homosexual partners.

The two stories that Kevin posted here illustrate just how incredibly dangerous the Internet can be for naive teens and kids. Every parent should read these two stories. And we should thank people like Dawn Eden for pointing out the abject stupidity of organizations like Planned Parenthood.

3. Posted by Mike | December 21, 2005 4:10 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on December 21, 2005 16:10

Keeping computers in a publ... (Below threshold)

4. Posted by Synova | December 21, 2005 5:21 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Synova:

Keeping computers in a public area of the home is a good plan for anyone. I recommend it highly.

4. Posted by Synova | December 21, 2005 5:21 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on December 21, 2005 17:21

I second Synova.... (Below threshold)

5. Posted by McGehee | December 21, 2005 11:42 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

McGehee:

I second Synova.

5. Posted by McGehee | December 21, 2005 11:42 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on December 21, 2005 23:42

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