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by StephM » Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:34 am
Welcome back Wombat!!! :D:
As far as posting the kid's pictures, some people will post their children's pictures on one thread, then in other threads describe their lives, their kid's names, their mom's maiden name, etc.
Now, as someone with OCD, who can imagine EVERY possible bad situation, I foresee at least one thing that could go wrong:
Mom posts pics, the kids' names, their city, either the actual name of or a decent enough description of their school, what sports teams they play on, what mall they hang out in, as well as Mom's occupation, first names of some of her co-workers, what time she normally returns from work, etc. Of course, not all at once, but over the course of several posts.
Now pedophile has info. He trolls the school after hours when practices are going on, finds said kid. He now has ALOT of info on Mom. So he gets himself a fake badge and nice suit, approaches kid after school, claims to be police, says Mom is at station, something happened at work, etc. He knows enough info, kid assumes he MUST have talked to Mom. Kid gets in car...
Now obviously, this is out there (I am an officially diagnosed nut here!!). Most pedophiles will take the easiest route to find a victim, but it IS possible. These guys are really good. They arrested a local guy last week. He was 48, pretending to be 21 on myspace. He would solicit pics from girls as young as 12. Once they sent them, he had them. He would tell them to send more or come meet him or he would call their parents and tell them what the girls had already done.
I do post pics of the kids, but less of the older 2. The younger ones are usually with me or DH, so the above wouldn't really work.
One thing I did with my older kids was to tell them that if a cop ever tries to "take them to headquarters" or whatever, they are ONLY to get in a marked car with lights, paint, etc. I told them if the cop says he is undercover, ask him to call for a marked car. The sex crimes guys my sister knows from the ER told her that was a great idea and most cops would not be ticked off about it. :D:
What is wrong with you people??? :D :)
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