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After tossing her books on the lounge, 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 basketball 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 Top Cats. We have tiger paws on our uniforms. They are really
cool.
GoTo1 23:
Did you score?
ByAngel213:
No I play defense. 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: New South Wales
Hobbies: basketball, chorus, skating and going to the shops. Besides this
information, he knew she lived in Charlestown 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 basketball on Thursday
afternoons on the school team, and the team was named the Top Cats. Her
favorite number 7 was printed on her jersey. He knew she was in the eighth
grade at the St Marys 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
park that day. She didn't want them to make a scene and stop her from
walking home from the ball games. Parents were always overreacting 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 position to
see a man watching her closely.
He was leaning against the fence behind 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 bench 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 park sitting on
the lounge.
'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 Sydney !'
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 Sydney ?'
He laughed. 'No, I live in Taree 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 Mum all prayed and thanked
God for protecting Shannon from what could have been a tragic situation.
****
Please forward to this to your friends with children, and to the kids
themselves...
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Shalom/Salaam/Pax! Rowland Croucher
http://jmm.aaa.net.au/ (20,000 articles 4000 humor)
Blogs - http://rowlandsblogs.blogspot.com/
Justice for Dawn Rowan - http://dawnrowansaga.blogspot.com/
Funny Jokes and Pics - http://funnyjokesnpics.blogspot.com/ |
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| Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 8:17 am Post subject: Re: A Must Read for all whether you have kids or not... |
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**Rowland Croucher** wrote:
| Quote: | After tossing her books on the lounge, 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 basketball 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 Top Cats. We have tiger paws on our uniforms. They are really
cool.
GoTo1 23:
Did you score?
ByAngel213:
No I play defense. 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: New South Wales
Hobbies: basketball, chorus, skating and going to the shops. Besides this
information, he knew she lived in Charlestown 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 basketball on Thursday
afternoons on the school team, and the team was named the Top Cats. Her
favorite number 7 was printed on her jersey. He knew she was in the eighth
grade at the St Marys 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
park that day. She didn't want them to make a scene and stop her from
walking home from the ball games. Parents were always overreacting 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 position to
see a man watching her closely.
He was leaning against the fence behind 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 bench 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 park sitting on
the lounge.
'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 Sydney !'
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 Sydney ?'
He laughed. 'No, I live in Taree 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 Mum all prayed and thanked
God for protecting Shannon from what could have been a tragic situation.
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And had it turned to 'be' a tragic situation ! Then What ?
Bob
Humanist, atheist, realist, sentimentalist Brit.
Member of S.M.A.S.H.
(Sarcastic Middle-aged Atheists with a Sense of Humor)
Man creates his gods in his own image;
and then spends the rest of his life
manipulating them to his heart's content
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Please forward to this to your friends with children, and to the kids
themselves...
--
Shalom/Salaam/Pax! Rowland Croucher
http://jmm.aaa.net.au/ (20,000 articles 4000 humor)
Blogs - http://rowlandsblogs.blogspot.com/
Justice for Dawn Rowan - http://dawnrowansaga.blogspot.com/
Funny Jokes and Pics - http://funnyjokesnpics.blogspot.com/ |
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**Rowland Croucher**
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**Rowland Croucher** wrote:
| Quote: | After tossing her books on the lounge, 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 basketball 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 Top Cats. We have tiger paws on our uniforms. They are really
cool.
GoTo1 23:
Did you score?
ByAngel213:
No I play defense. 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: New South Wales
Hobbies: basketball, chorus, skating and going to the shops. Besides this
information, he knew she lived in Charlestown 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 basketball on
Thursday
afternoons on the school team, and the team was named the Top Cats. Her
favorite number 7 was printed on her jersey. He knew she was in the
eighth
grade at the St Marys 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
park that day. She didn't want them to make a scene and stop her from
walking home from the ball games. Parents were always overreacting 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 position to
see a man watching her closely.
He was leaning against the fence behind 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 bench 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 park
sitting on
the lounge.
'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 Sydney !'
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 Sydney ?'
He laughed. 'No, I live in Taree 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 Mum all prayed and thanked
God for protecting Shannon from what could have been a tragic situation.
****
Please forward to this to your friends with children, and to the kids
themselves...
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Note: I'm informed that this is an Urban Legend....
http://www.snopes.com/horrors/parental/shannon.asp
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/hsblog/2007/10/online-safety-lesson-for-shannon.html
from this original source :
http://web.archive.org/web/20000614091102/http://members.aol.com/teenfocus/shannon.html
And yet, from my counselling experience, it seems to be congruent with
potential/actual reality, unfortunately...
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Shalom/Salaam/Pax! Rowland Croucher
http://jmm.aaa.net.au/ (20,000 articles 4000 humor)
Blogs - http://rowlandsblogs.blogspot.com/
Justice for Dawn Rowan - http://dawnrowansaga.blogspot.com/
Funny Jokes and Pics - http://funnyjokesnpics.blogspot.com/ |
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