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> A friend of mine is looking for the information about actual (NOT
> perceived) dangers of sexual predators on the Internet. Her requests is
> attached below. Any suggestions?
>
> Wojtek Sokolowski
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> >
> >I have to write an article on protecting children from
> >Internet predators. My personal opinion is that there is
> >substantial fear mongering about internet predation.
> >But, I don't know where to get any real figures on how
> >many kids are victimized because of involvement with
> >the Internet. I don't even know how to find out how many
> >kids are online.
> >
> >I can talk about Internet wisdom but I wish I could say something
> >real about how prevalent this really is. Apparently, an FBI agent recently
> >testified that she entered a chat room for teens posing as a kid and was
> >beset by sexual predators....14 in the room. I have trouble believing that
> >from my own experience. I let my neighbors teens use the Internet
> >for chat on my computer as long as I am monitoring the conversation
> >and I have never seen anyone but kids on the teen sites.
> >
> >Anyway...that is the article assignment but I refuse to turn it
> >into another opportunity to terrorize parents about the Internet.
>
Response:
This is priceless. Who is this narcissistic creature? Let me see if I
got this straight. I'm this world renowned journalist who must be
careful about anything I write because it could terrorize parents
about the Internet with my views AND my pet thoery is that the
dangers of sexual predators in the Internet are exaggerated on the
basis of ANECDOTAL evidence, police reports and arrests BUT I don't
know how to find my own ANECDOTAL evidence (except my limited
impressions from my own little world at home) which will be REAL
supporting not ANECDOTAL evidence for my pet theory (read working
hypothesis or provisional conclusions about which I am certain) and I
don't know where to even find REAL (those which confirm my
pre-conceived conclusions and contrived syllogisms) numbers but
that's OK, I know what is what and what is really true about sexual
predators on the internet and I will not turn my earthshaking piece
in another fear-mongering piece thus cause fear among those millions
of families who hang on my every word.
Is this person for real? Is this another one of those self-appointed
freelance "journalists" with fantasies of grandeur and mass influence?
Some of these journalists are such narcissistic scum.
Jim Craven
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