Pandora’s Blog

I came across this awesome lady’s (Greta) blog called Kiss My Gumbo. Aside from the creative and hilarious name, she’s got something important and unfortunately-not-so-shocking to report.
In this blog post, Teenagers Gone Wild…in Mandeville, she tells a tale of local teenage vandals. Now, back when we were kids, there were eggings, Tapings, etc. But never [...]

“You just disgraced us,” Sgt. Ti Goetz said to Carlos. “This is our worst fear come true.”
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy Joseph Mican Abadla Carlos, 31, was recently arrested in a sting operation targeting Internet child predators. He has been charged with two felonies for allegedly trying to meet someone whom he thought was [...]

A survey was conducted nationally in August 2007 by Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) that focused on children’s Internet habits. It revealed an alarming gap between what parents say they are teaching their children about Internet safety and the reality of what they are doing to ensure their kids are practicing these measures.
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It’s about that time, as the message is sinking in, that educational online safety panels, forums and meetings are taking place nationwide at town halls, schools and other public meeting places. Here are 2 stories about the efforts in Danbury Connecticut and Northwest Arkansas.
City to educate parents about online predators
Boozman summit covers protecting children online
Truthfully, [...]

Ok… that’s misleading… there is only one Turkey in here – the other one is commendable. Here are two stories worth checking out:

STORY #1
From last week… Melissa Clark at NBC 10 News (KTVE) in West Monroe, LA, did a great piece about the undercover officers at work in the Louisiana-Arkansas-Mississippi tri-state area, specifically in Ouachita [...]

Wow. I am in absolute shock. I have never heard of this story before, but it is in the news again.
Mom: Web Hoax Led Girl To Kill Herself is an AP article by Betsy Taylor. Please read it.
The gist is that 13-year-old Megan Meier (who suffered from depression and attention deficit disorder) made friends [...]

I’ve known about some of these bills for a while, but here they are in the news. They are going through the House and still need to be considered by the Senate.
[Courtesy of the AP]
The bills would make it easier to monitor and prosecute cyber crimes against juveniles and to educate children about online [...]

I love articles like THIS that downplay the online threat… Sure being abducted is a slim chance, but so is being in a fatal car accident – and they happen every day. You may have a slim chance of getting hit by lightning or winning the lottery, but it still happens. Therefore, it must stay [...]

Let me start by saying I have a few issues with perverted justice. Past blogs I have written have praised them for the job their doing. Yes, thanks for helping clean the ‘baddies’ off the Net… But I have also heard rumors of questionable practices and entrapment.
Google it.
All that aside, this REALLY pisses me off. [...]

This story came out last week, but it nonetheless is still current. If you want to know why it’s essential to protect your own kids and not to rely on others, this is a perfect example.
This is according to an AP article that can be found here: Porn Charge for Children’s Museum Worker
Robert A. [...]