Author Topic: Remember our thread about monitoring your childrens web? (Read 992 times)

Ripsnort · « **on:** October 28, 2002, 02:34:48 PM »

This is the kind of scarey crap you as a parent are afraid of...even though these folks were adults..

Kudo's to the poster who stood up for his decision to monitor his childrens websites visited.

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Robinson, 58, is on trial in the slayings of Suzette Trouten, 27, in 2000, and Izabela Lewicka, 21, a former Purdue University student, a year earlier. He met both through the Internet. He is also being tried in the death of Lisa Stasi, 19, who disappeared in 1985 and has never been found.

In Missouri, he is accused of killing two women and a girl whose bodies were found in barrels in a storage locker in suburban Kansas City, Mo.

http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20021028_1198.html

narsus · « **Reply #1 on:** October 28, 2002, 02:43:38 PM »

couldn't agree more Rip, children have parents to watch over them and protect them when they don't have the judgement themselves.

AKS\/\/ulfe · « **Reply #2 on:** October 28, 2002, 02:45:40 PM »

Funny... I had unrestricted access to the internet since I was 13...

Of course, my dad told me there's plenty of nutjobs, sickos and roadkill on the internet...

Maybe they shouldn't be trying to meet people over the internet?

And I'm serious too, it's because people aren't taught the realities of the internet that these horror stories come true.

Learn through stories, not through experiences.
-SW

midnight Target · « **Reply #3 on:** October 28, 2002, 02:52:42 PM »

Just Yesterday, my 14 year old asked why she couldn't get on the computer when we weren't around. We have "parental controls" so why not huh?

I'm gonna show her why not. Thank you Rip.

Thrawn · « **Reply #4 on:** October 28, 2002, 03:18:43 PM »

MT, you conservative nutjob. I would suggest keeping track of your daughter by putting a chip in her neck. But I figured it would just break the it first time you beat her with a bat.

*looks back at the text above with quiet self-approval*

midnight Target · « **Reply #5 on:** October 28, 2002, 03:21:24 PM »

Hehe...

Caught me. When it comes to my youngest daughter I can be downright Eagleresque.

AKIron · « **Reply #6 on:** October 28, 2002, 03:25:43 PM »

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Originally posted by midnight Target
Hehe...

Caught me. When it comes to my youngest daughter I can be downright Eagleresque.

Easier to be a liberal in principle than in practice.

midnight Target · « **Reply #7 on:** October 28, 2002, 03:40:59 PM »

Liberal principles are for adults. Don't try to read any more into it than that.

AKDejaVu · « **Reply #8 on:** October 28, 2002, 03:49:29 PM »

Its the odd thing about the internet.

People can pick and choose what they want to show you about themselves. They can also talk with you, learn something about you and then come back as someone else all together.

People that impress you the most are the ones that are the most articulate. People that usually stand out are the ones that write exceptionally well. Neither are indicators of mental stability or anything really. But both can instill trust.

Its partly why I spend alot of time reading into what people are saying. Its what they don't want to show you that matters... not what they choose to let you see.

AKDejaVu

hblair · « **Reply #9 on:** October 28, 2002, 03:51:20 PM »

My kids don't get on the internet, and prolly won't for a while.

Sandman · « **Reply #10 on:** October 28, 2002, 03:55:19 PM »

What does this have to do with children?

fd ski · « **Reply #11 on:** October 28, 2002, 03:56:25 PM »

how many of you have 27 year old kids that you monitor ?

Parental control is a home issue.
It's up to you what you do with your kids.
But don't you try to justify that to get government to police the internet.

midnight Target · « **Reply #12 on:** October 28, 2002, 03:58:13 PM »

Well you see,

When something bad happens TO you and you are under 20, you are considered too young, or a teenager.

When you DO something to others and you are under 20, we try you as an adult, especially in Florida.

Thrawn · « **Reply #13 on:** October 28, 2002, 03:59:16 PM »

Although Rips article shows the interactions between adults, these sort of stalking incidents are happening to very young teenagers. Haven't heard of one involving a child though.

easymo · « **Reply #14 on:** October 28, 2002, 04:04:23 PM »

Gut. You used the words;
Liberal
Principals
And, Adult
all in the same sentence. You must be a madman.