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  Date / Time: 5/10/2008 4:47 AM UTC

  "I Never Thought This Would Happen To Me"
  

  No one thinks they're going to be a victim", said Bob Mack retired Major Crime Investigator wishing he had a dollar every time he heard the phrase, "I never thought this would happen to me".
  
  Social morals have changed, right and wrong could be delineated, they were innocent troubles; talking out of turn, chewing gum, or cutting in line. Today, its rape, robbery, and murder said Bob. There has been a breakdown in the family and the family values.
  
  Technology has spurred an evolution in police work. Now, officers receive and transmit information instantly; it's an age of cell phones and lap tops. However, even with this technology the truth is law enforcement cannot keep up with how the internet has exponentially catapulted cybercriminals. Criminals are not local any longer; they are attacking from the other side of the planet, in countries where laws and corrupt governments don't care. There are no laws for extradition, prosecution, jurisdiction, and costs are enormous. The circumstances are large and complex. "It's like trying to put a band-aid on a severed artery".
  
  Bob shared some personal tips to keep our children safe:
  
  1. Be involved with your child, know what they are doing.
  2. Listen to what your child is saying.
  3. Know where your children are.
  4. Have a safety plan, a place mutually agreed upon, where they can go to as a safe place.
  5. Agree upon alternate safe individuals to go to.
  6. Keep the computer in a common area.
  7. Keep your children busy with healthy and positive activities.
  8. Monitor your child's activity on the computer; know where they've been and where they're going on the computer.
  
  Bob said, approximately 10% to 15% of the pedophiles believe they have an intrinsic right to have relationships with children. There are also organizations trying to enact laws to lower the age-of-consent. There was a time when sexual child abuse was viewed by law enforcement as a family matter. However, the results were children lived a life of fear, difficulty in adjusting, which ultimately manifested itself in troubled behaviors and being
  dysfunctional in society. Mr. Mack covers this more in the interview. Now, instead of law  enforcement looking at this as a family matter, there is collaborating among police and professionals to help victims understand it is not their fault.
  
  It must be understood that cybercrime is worldwide and law enforcement and the government have never dealt with crime on this large of a scale before. "Law enforcement is reactive not proactive" said Bob. Consequently, you can do only so much and cybercrime is unlike any other crime that law enforcement has had to deal with. "There is no magic answer" said Mr. Mack. However, Bob is adamant about a service he has found that he feels is the answer to law enforcement and families when it comes to protecting individuals online and offline when it comes to defending your personal information and your identity... find out what this 32 year retired Senior Crime Investigator specializing in child abuse recommends...
  
  See Bob's website at: TakingTheHighRoad.net
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  • Law Enforcement
  • Child Abuse
  • Pedophiles
  • Responsible CyberCit
  • Perverted Justice
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Comments

KarenO 5/20/2008 5:25 PM UTC I'm far from a bible-thumper but I have noticed that when political correctness began removing God from public life, things got worse. When you remove God, you remove moral absolutes. You are left with a big gray zone that allows for the "if it feels good, do it" way of life. Again, I'm not preaching but if you don't maintain strict personal and family standards, of right and wrong, your children will take every advantage. In every society there are standards and moral codes to live by. We simply cannot function properly without them.

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