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Have YOU seen this before now? What is your opinion???
I got this story on internet safety in an email. I would like to know how many people have seen this, as I feel it is very interesting and makes you think twice about adding strangers on Myspace, Facebook, Tagged, etc.
PLEASE star so that others can see this and inform other people, even ones without children!!!! It could SAVE LIVES! Or, copy and paste onto an email and forward to all of your contacts!
MYSPACE: A Must Read for All
EVERYONE NEEDS TO READ ALL OF THIS and HAVE CHILDREN READ IT TOO!
After tossing her books on the sofa, she decided to grab a snack and get on-line. She logged on under her screen name ByAngel213 She checked her Buddy List and saw GoTo123 was on. She sent him an instant message:
ByAngel213:
Hi. I’m glad you are on! I thought someone was following me home today. It was really weird!
GoTo123:
LOL You watch too much TV. Why would someone be following you?
Don’t you live in a safe neighborhood?
ByAngel213:
Of course I do. LOL I guess it was my imagination cuz’ I didn’t see anybody when I looked out.
GoTo123:
Unless you gave your name out on-line. You haven’t done that have you?
ByAngel213:
Of course not. I’m not stupid you know.
GoTo123:
Did you have a softball game after school today?
ByAngel213:
Yes and we won!!
GoTo123:
That’s great! Who did you play?
ByAngel213:
We played the Hornets. LOL. Their uniforms are so gross! They look like bees. LOL
GoTo123:
What is your team called?
ByAngel213:
We are the Canton Cats. We have tiger paws on our uniforms. They are really cool.
GoTo123:
Did you pitch?
ByAngel213:
No I play second base. I got to go. My homework has to be done before my parents get home. I don’t want them mad at me. Bye!
GoTo123:
Catch you later. Bye
Meanwhile…….GoTo123 went to the member menu and began to search for her profile. When it came up, he highlighted it and printed it out. He took out a pen and began to write down what he knew about Angel so far.
Her name: Shannon
Birthday: Jan. 3, 1985
Age: 13
State where she lived: North Carolina
Hobbies: softball, chorus, skating and going to the mall. Besides this information, he knew she lived in Canton because she had just told him. He knew she stayed by herself until 6:30 p.m. every afternoon until her parents came home from work. He knew she played softball on Thursday afternoons on the school team, and the team was named the Canton Cats. Her favorite number 7 was printed on her jersey. He knew she was in the eighth grade at the Canton Junior High School . She had told him all this in the conversations they had on- line. He had enough information to find her now.
Shannon didn’t tell her parents about the incident on the way home from the ballpark that day. She didn’t want them to make a scene and stop her fr om walking home from the softball games. Parents were always over re-acting and hers were the worst. It made her wish she was not an only child. Maybe if she had brothers and sisters, her parents wouldn’t be so overprotective.
By Thursday, Shannon had forgotten about the footsteps following her.
Her game was in full swing when suddenly she felt someone staring at her. It was then that the memory came back. She glanced up from her second base position to see a man watching her closely.
He was leaning against the fence behind first base and he smiled when she looked at him. He didn’t look scary and she quickly dismissed the sudden fear she had felt.
After the game, he sat on a bleacher while she talked to the coach. She noticed his smile once again as she walked past him. He nodded and she smiled back. He noticed her name on the back of her shirt. He knew he had found her.
Quietly, he walked a safe distance behind her It was only a few blocks to Shannon’s home, and once he saw where she lived he quickly returned to the park to get his car.
Now he had to wait. He decided to get a bite to eat until the time came to go to Shannon ‘s house. He drove to a fast food restaurant and sat there until time to make his move.
Shannon was in her room later that evening when she heard voices in the living room.
‘Shannon, come here,’ her father called. He sounded upset and she couldn’t imagine why. She went into the room to see the man from the ballpark sitting on the sofa.
‘Sit down,’ her father began, ‘this man has just told us a most interesting story about you.’
Shannon sat back. How could he tell her parents anything? She had never seen him before today!
‘Do you know who I am, Shannon ?’ the man asked.
‘ No,’ Shannon answered.
‘I am a police officer and your online friend, GoTo123.’
Shannon was stunned. ‘That’s impossible! GoTo is a kid my age! He’s 14. And he lives in Michigan !’
The man smiled. ‘I know I told you all that, but it wasn’t true. You see, Shannon , there are people on-line who pretend to be kids; I was one of them. But while others do it to injure kids and hurt them, I belong to a group of parents who do it to protect kids from predators. I came here to find you to teach you how dangerous it is to talk to people on-line. You told me enough about yourself to make it easy for me to find you. You named the school you went to, the name of your ball team and the position you played. The number and name on your jersey just made finding you a breeze.’
Shannon was stunned. ‘You mean you don’t live in Michigan ?’
He laughed. ‘No, I live in Raleigh . It made you feel safe to think I was so far away, didn’t it?’
She nodded.
‘I had a friend whose daughter was like you. Only she wasn’t as lucky. The guy found her and murdered her while she was home alone Kids are taught not to tell anyone when they are alone, yet they do it all the time on-line. The wrong people trick you into giving out information a little here and there on-line. Before you know it, you have told them enough for them to find you without even realizing you have done it. I hope you’ve learned a lesson from this and won’t do it again. Tell others about this so they will be safe too?’
‘It’s a promise!’
That night Shannon and her Dad and Mom all knelt down together and thanked God for protecting Shannon from what could have been a tragic
situation.
*****NOW****
EVEN FORWARD THIS TO PEOPLE WITHOUT KIDS SO THEY CAN SEND IT TO FRIENDS THAT DO HAVE CHILDREN OR GRANDCHILDREN
I know it is kind of long, but please read the whole thing 
If you have a handgun for gun range, and hobby, do you still keep bullets at home for safety?
30 yr old male, live in a NON liberal state – NJ, and will only be transporting my handgun in trunk, with bullets far far away. Would it be in my best interest to have some ammo at home for self defense? I really don’t need it and I’m in a good neighborhood, and it’s just me in the apartment so i dont have to worry about kids or family members getting to the weapon…would you keep some ammo at home for self defense? or leave it strictly as a hobby/range weapon and not have live rounds at home at all ? Also, since i’m in NJ, only 10 round clips are avail for the glock17, i went ahead and purchased a 17 round mag online, i wonder if i can get in a lot of trouble, or hefty fine if I get caught with a 17 rd mag while leaving the house. I guess the 17 rd mag would be left at home with a full clip (IF i were to keep any live rounds at home at all). Give me ideas and suggestions and thoughts, remember, it will be used for range/hobby purposes only, should i have some live rounds at home, or should i make my home 100% injury proof and leave the bullets at the range, or leave a few home, what do you guys think? btw, this is prob a factor, but there hasnt been a break-in, near my area in about 20 years.
To all of you saying that I’m not telling the truth regarding the 17 rd mag…I must admit my order did go through, and my card was charged, but I did not receive an email yet stating that the magazine could not be delivered. The current status is pending when i check online order status. Also, i am 15 min from PA. so i can walk into any gunshop there also and buy a 17 rounder and walk out without problem too…I figured i’d do so online ,but if they give me a problem, i can just go to PA and do the same as the other poster mentioned
Why are your children online?
I run a couple of sites and I get children that email me "Hi my name is Sara and I’m twelve" AUUUGG!!! I always give them a lecture about Internet safety but it really concerns me. I tell my friends that when they are comfortable letting their child walk downtown alone at midnight, then it’s Ok for them to go on the Internet.
Please explain to me why they are even on the Internet at all? Couldn’t you buy CDs for them? Why do they need to be on the Internet?
how many of you parents allow your teenaged kids to chat online?
i am having a problem emphasizing to my kids the potential dangers of the internet and the importance of keeping their personal info private….i found out that my son (16ys) has a "girlfriend" whom, by the way, he has never met and she is in michigan…..we live in the south….it terrifies me that is could very well be a pedophile….and my daugs invited me to myspace b/c they thought it was "cool" – when i opened my email there was the invite with their full names, ages (14) and the exact city we live in….anyone else having a prb with this?..ive restricted their access but they still have it at school… i know when they are online b/c an alert is sent to my computer …i’m getting scared for their safety..what to do?