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The blame in this lies clearly with both the parent and the child. Yes, the predators did do something, but the parents, by neglecting their children's activities and truly not "parenting" allowed this to happen. The child probably lied somewhere to both the predator and her parents, while the parents refused to check up on them.
This angers me. It is an attempt to further reduce the responsibility the parent has for raising the child (be it male or female) and ensuring their child grows in a safe, loving, and responsible environment. It places more responsibility and even "parenting" aspects on online websites and police while allowing the courts to punish the sites for not doing a "good enough" job by enlisting mandatory restrictions on users which could well lie to get access.
Why is that the parenting responsibilities are deteriorating and more and more predators are becoming available? I talked with a woman earlier this week who allowed her boys ONLY to play in the playground under her supervision. Her young, 4 year old daughter, was not allowed out of the house alone, even in the yard to play. This is sad. I, as a very young child (2-3 years old), would run around the yard alot. I had a friend and he and I used to walk ourselves to the playground. We lived in communities where adults did look after each others children. When did the adage "It takes a village to raise a child" become neglected, ignored, and forgotten?
Is there a way to fix it? Even using draconian methods...can it be done?
Ok, let me get this straight...these 4 underage girls are on myspace, and have friends there obviously. The age of the girls is not given, nor are the aspects of their profiles. Should they be 14, their profile is hidden, meaning no one can see them unless they approve that person as a friend. And if they are over, that option is available to them and has been for quite some time. So these girls talk to these adult males, and stupidly agree to meet them offline. Where are the parents in this decision? Did the girls drive themselves?
The blame in this lies clearly with both the parent and the child. Yes, the predators did do something, but the parents, by neglecting their children's activities and truly not "parenting" allowed this to happen. The child probably lied somewhere to both the predator and her parents, while the parents refused to check up on them.
This angers me. It is an attempt to further reduce the responsibility the parent has for raising the child (be it male or female) and ensuring their child grows in a safe, loving, and responsible environment. It places more responsibility and even "parenting" aspects on online websites and police while allowing the courts to punish the sites for not doing a "good enough" job by enlisting mandatory restrictions on users which could well lie to get access.
Why is that the parenting responsibilities are deteriorating and more and more predators are becoming available? I talked with a woman earlier this week who allowed her boys ONLY to play in the playground under her supervision. Her young, 4 year old daughter, was not allowed out of the house alone, even in the yard to play. This is sad. I, as a very young child (2-3 years old), would run around the yard alot. I had a friend and he and I used to walk ourselves to the playground. We lived in communities where adults did look after each others children. When did the adage "It takes a village to raise a child" become neglected, ignored, and forgotten?
Is there a way to fix it? Even using draconian methods...can it be done?
