Pain - Part Deux

This second part of the pain is geared at anyone with a child in their life. It could be yours, your sibling's, a friend's or a co-worker's. It does not matter whose child it is, you need to be aware of what is going on and do everything to prevent similar instances to happen in your world.

Recently, within the last month, I have started paying attention to the news reports a little closer. Specifically, I am looking for those reports that include references to the Internet or online activity. To my dismay, there are lots of them. Most recently, a man took advantage of a 13 year old autistic girl. This is a sick sick person that even used the name "edmontonpervert" as his chat name. You can read about it here:

http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/EdmontonSun/News/2004/11/30/741158.html

http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/EdmontonSun/News/2004/11/30/741173.html

http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/EdmontonSun/News/2004/12/02/755548.html

http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/TorontoSun/News/2004/12/02/pf-755451.html

Further related info can be found as follows:

http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/EdmontonSun/News/2004/12/07/769313.html

http://www.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Law/WebOfChildPorn/2003/05/25/pf-95379.html

http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/WinnipegSun/News/2004/02/01/pf-332038.html

You would like some help, some direction on what you can do to protect those children in your life. Look here for starters:

http://www.bewebaware.ca/english/default.aspx

Some products to consider to help in your fight (which will NEVER replace a parent's diligence):

http://www.internetfilterreview.com/index.html

So, why the sudden urge and increased interest in this particular subject? Nothing, thankfully, has happened like that in my life and I will not publicly embarrass anyone with displayed information. Suffice it to say that even one as Net-savvy as myself can be shocked and surprised at how easy it is for someone to make contact with people that should not be contacted. Be careful, Be mindful, Be curious. Just don't be blind or naive.

Take care.