a new> > THIS HOLDS TRUE FOR YOUNG BOYS ALSO!
> >
> > EVERYONE NEEDS TO READ ALL OF THIS and HAVE YOUR
CHILDREN
READ
> >IT TOO!
> >
> > After tossing her books on the sofa, 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 softball 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 Canton Cats. We have tiger paws on our
uniforms.
> >They are really cool.
> >
> > GoTo123:
> > Did you pitch?
> >
> > ByAngel213:
> > No I play second base. 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: North Carolina
> >
> > Hobbies: softball, chorus, skating and going to the
mall.
> >Besides this information, he knew she lived in Canton 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 softball
on
> >Thursday afternoons on the school team, and the team was named the
Canton
> >Cats. Her favorite number 7 was printed on her jersey. He knew she
was in
> >the eighth grade at the Canton Junior 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 ballpark that day. She didn't want them to make a
scene and
> >stop her from walking home from the softball 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 second base position to see a man watching her closely.
> >
> > He was leaning against the fence behind first 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 bleacher 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
> >ballpark sitting on the sofa.
> >
> > "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 Michigan !"
> >
> > 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
Michigan ?"
> >
> > He laughed. "No, I live in Raleigh . 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 Mom all knelt down
together
> >and thanked God for protecting Shannon from what could have been a
tragic
> >situation.
> >
> > *****NOW*****
> >
> >
> > Please send this to as many people as you can to teach
them
> >not to give any information about them
> > selves. This world we live in today is too dangerous to
even
> >give out your age, let alone anything else.
> >
> > EVEN FORWARD THIS TO PEOPLE WITHOUT KIDS SO THEY CAN
SEND IT
> >TO FRIENDS THAT DO HAVE CHILDREN OR GRANDCHILDREN.
> >
story to share with your kids - scary but please pass it on
2006-10-12
17:41:41
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