Really nasty case up here (Strong Stomach Required)
Where I live we have just had a very nasty Internet related Rape/Murder. Go to http://www.wtnh.com/Global/story.asp...v=0Rde98yh98yo and http://www.wtnh.com/Global/story.asp...0&nav=0Rde98yh for more info.
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Cases like this are the most SENSELESS, PREVENTABLE things I have EVER seen... There are WAY TOO MANY people out there that do not know basic computer security principles. By not knowing these principles they put this country, their companies, their families, and themselves in danger every time they head out on the Internet. I have seen 10 year olds just walk right into a chatroom and hand out their phone numbers RIGHT IN OPEN CHAT. It was fortuante that she met a friend of mine who was kind to her. It could have had a VERY different ending for this little girl. I SEE NUMEROUS other people do similar things like this and think NOTHING of the EXTREME RISKS they take EVERYTIME they give out this personal information. I see Schools who rely WAY TOO MUCH on web blocking software (which I might add has security more like ****ing Swiss Cheese and can be blown though so easily it's not even funny) for more info see http://www.wtnh.com/Global/story.asp...=0Rde98yh9987. I know someone who works at a school in Florida that has security like this. He had his sysadmin cut off his 3 boxes from the Internet because I had told him the security at the school was bad and what kinds of trouble the kiddies could get into. The FBI says these cases are getting worse, not better. The only way to stop this SENSELESS BULLSHIT is to educate the people.
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Hit the nail on the head again :)
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Originally posted here by Tachyon
I'm all for the proactive approach to this kind of law enforcement.
Unfortunately it will never be as good as parents who care and watch over their childrens actions.
Law enforcement has to go to the source, and this means monitoring every chatroom,IRC channel, Instant messenging, for sicko's like this guy trying to set up meetings with children. As you can imagine this would be a huge undertaking, that in the end, could have be replaced with good ole fashion parenting.
Its not like this was a guy who was stalking children at an elementary school, where a cop on the beat could have prevented this evil person from committing such an act, it started in the home, where the parent/guardian really has the control.(I'm sure that the 13 year old didn't go out and purchase the computer herself, pay for the isp/telephone line)
Then again I'm torn. It has become so that good people of society cannot rely on other people to watch over their own kids. As a side effect, society is compassionate( and rightly so) towards these poor victims, and we feel that there should be changes.
I think there should be a mix. Increased awareness in law enforcement is a must, but is futile without awareness in the home.
You just hit the nail on the head AGAIN :)