What is the purpose of a name?To identify yourself.Then why would an only human i.e. adam have to name himself

Question

Constanople was responsible for the assemblage of the books of the bible. I think that the name adam in the bible was misconstrued into being the actual literal given name for a male. And was originally the actual word “atom” which in greek means “that which cannot be divided into a smaller part.” It is synonymous with the concept of origin or originating from which perfectly matches the concept of the story of “beginning” or “origin” in genesis. .

"first guy" how about "dad." and then later "grandpa".I mean who in the world calls there own father by his name?If he was the father of everyone then why the need for a name?No one would have ever used it with him.

I didnt say ADAM was a greek word I said the word "ATOM" is a greek word. A....T....O.....M.
Atom.

Answer 1

If I remember correctly, Adam was named by God and given the task to name all other creatures of the world.

Also, the word "Adam" in Hebrew means Human - Per Oxford Annotated Bible.

Answer 2

Adam isn't Greek. It's Hebrew, and it means 'a man'. Obviously, he didn't name himself.

Answer 3

Because there would be Eve and subsequent human beings who would need to refer to him as something other than "first guy."

Answer 4

Oh my goodness. It gets so hard on here sometimes to tell people of God's great love for them. Jesus loves you.

Answer 5

he didnt name himself that. we named him that because it means "men".

Answer 6

Nice dissertation. Go write a book. Please ask a question.

Answer 7

What a ?.

Answer 8

The Innocent Images National Initiative (IINI), a component of FBI's Cyber Crimes Program, is an intelligence driven, proactive, multi-agency investigative operation to combat the proliferation of child pornography/child sexual exploitation (CP/CSE) facilitated by an online computer. The IINI provides centralized coordination and analysis of case information that by its very nature is national and international in scope, requiring unprecedented coordination with state, local, and international governments, and among FBI field offices and Legal Attachés.

Today computer telecommunications have become one of the most prevalent techniques used by pedophiles to share illegal photographic images of minors and to lure children into illicit sexual relationships. The Internet has dramatically increased the access of the preferential sex offenders to the population they seek to victimize and provides them greater access to a community of people who validate their sexual preferences.

The mission of the IINI is to reduce the vulnerability of children to acts of sexual exploitation and abuse which are facilitated through the use of computers; to identify and rescue witting and unwitting child victims; to investigate and prosecute sexual predators who use the Internet and other online services to sexually exploit children for personal or financial gain; and to strengthen the capabilities of federal, state, local, and international law enforcement through training programs and investigative assistance.

THE HISTORY OF THE INNOCENT IMAGES NATIONAL INITIATIVE:

While investigating the disappearance of a juvenile in May 1993, FBI Special Agents and Prince George’s County, Maryland, Police detectives identified two suspects who had sexually exploited numerous juveniles over a 25-year period. Investigation into these activities determined that adults were routinely utilizing computers to transmit sexually explicit images to minors, and in some instances to lure minors into engaging in illicit sexual activity. Further investigation and discussions with experts, both within the FBI and in the private sector, revealed that the utilization of computer telecommunications was rapidly becoming one of the most prevalent techniques by which some sex offenders shared pornographic images of minors and identified and recruited children into sexually illicit relationships. In 1995, based on information developed during this investigation, the Innocent Images National Initiative was started to address the illicit activities conducted by users of commercial and private online services and the Internet.

The IINI is managed by the Innocent Images Unit within the FBI’s Cyber Division at FBI Headquarters in Washington, DC. Innocent Images field supervisors and investigative personnel work closely with the Innocent Images Unit regarding all IINI investigative, administrative, policy, and training matters. The IINI provides a coordinated FBI response to this nationwide crime problem by collating and analyzing information obtained from all available sources.

Today the FBI’s Innocent Images National Initiative focuses on:

Online Organizations, enterprises, and communities that exploit children for profit or personal gain.
Individuals who travel, or indicate a willingness to travel, for the purpose of engaging in sexualactivity with a minor.
Producers of child pornography.
Major distributors of child pornography, such as those who appear to have transmitted a large volume of child pornography via an online computer on several occasions to several other people.
Possessors of child pornography.
The FBI and the Department of Justice review all files and select the most egregious subjects for prosecution. In addition, the IINI works to identify child victims and obtain appropriate services/assistance for them and to establish a law enforcement presence on the Internet that will act as a deterrent to those who seek to sexually exploit children.

THE GROWTH OF THE INNOCENT IMAGES NATIONAL INITIATIVE:

Over the last several years, the FBI, local and state law enforcement, and the public has developed an increased awareness of the CP/CSE crime problem and more incidents of online CP/CSE are being identified for investigation than ever before. In fact, currently more personnel resources are expended towards violations worked under the IINI than any other program within the FBI's Cyber Division. Between fiscal years 1996 and 2005, there was a 2026% increase in the number of IINI cases opened (113 to 2402) throughout the FBI. It is anticipated that the number of cases opened and the resources utilized to address the crime problem will continue to rise.

The increase in Innocent Images investigations demonstrated the need for a mechanism to track subject transactions and to correlate the seemingly unrelated activities of thousands of subjects in a cyberspace environment. As a result, the Innocent Images case management system was developed and has proven to be an effective system to archive and retrieve the information necessary to identify and target priority subjects. All relevant data obtained during an undercover session is loaded into the Innocent Images case management system where it is updated, reviewed, and analyzed on a daily basis to identify priority subjects.

INNOCENT IMAGES NATIONAL INITIATIVE INVESTIGATIONS:

IINI undercover operations are being conducted in several FBI field offices by task forces that combine the resources of the FBI with other federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. Each of the FBI's 56 field offices has worked investigations developed by the IINI. International investigations are coordinated through the FBI's Legal Attaché program, which coordinates investigations with the appropriate foreign law enforcement. IINI investigations are also coordinated with Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Forces, which are funded by the Department of Justice. Furthermore, IINI training is provided to all law enforcement involved in these investigations, including federal, state, local, and foreign law enforcement agencies.

During the early stages of Innocent Images, a substantial amount of time was spent conducting investigations on commercial online service providers that provide numerous easily accessible “chat rooms” in which teenagers and pre-teens can meet and converse with each other. By using chat rooms, children can chat for hours with unknown individuals, often without the knowledge or approval of their parents. Investigation revealed that computer-sex offenders utilized the chat rooms to contact children as a child does not know whether he or she is chatting with a 14-year-old or a 40-year-old. Chat rooms offer the advantage of immediate communication around the world and provide the pedophile with an anonymous means of identifying and recruiting children into sexually illicit relationships.

Innocent Images has expanded to include investigations involving all areas of the Internet and online services including:

Internet websites that post child pornography
Internet News Groups
Internet Relay Chat (IRC) ChannelsFile Servers (“FServes”)
Bulletin Board Systems (BBSs)
Peer-to-Peer (P2P) file-sharing programs
FBI Agents and task force officers go online undercover into predicated locations utilizing fictitious screen names and engaging in real-time chat or E-mail conversations with subjects to obtain evidence of criminal activity. Investigation of specific online locations can be initiated through:

A citizen complaint
A complaint by an online service provider
A referral from a law enforcement agency
The name of the online location (such as a chat room) can suggest illicit activity
The most common crimes investigated under the IINI are in violation of Title 18 United States Code (USC):

§ 1462. Importation or Transportation of Obscene Matters
§ 1465. Transportation of Obscene Matters for Sale or Distribution
§ 1466. Engaging in the Business of Selling or Transferring Obscene Matter
§ 1467. Criminal Forfeiture
§ 1470. Transfer of Obscene Material to Minors
§ 2241(a)(b)(c). Aggravated Sexual Abuse
§ 2251(a)(b)(c). Sexual Exploitation of Children
§ 2251A(a)(b). Selling or Buying of Children
§ 2252. Certain Activities Relating to Material Involving the Sexual Exploitation of Minors
§ 2252A. Certain Activities Relating to Material Constituting or Containing Child Pornography
§ 2253. Criminal Forfeiture
§ 2254. Civil Forfeiture
§ 2257. Record Keeping Requirements
§ 2260(a)(b). Production of Sexually Explicit Depictions of a Minor for Importation into the U.S.
§ 2421. Transportation Generally
§ 2422. Coercion and Enticement
§ 2423(a). Transportation of Minors with Intent to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity
§ 2423(b). Interstate or Foreign Travel with Intent to Engage in a Sexual Act with a Juvenile
§ 2425. Use of Interstate Facilities to Transmit Information about a Minor
§ 13032. Reporting of Child Pornography by Electronic Communication Service Providers

The FBI has taken the necessary steps to ensure that the Innocent Images National Initiative remains viable and productive through the use of new technology and sophisticated investigative techniques, coordination of the national investigative strategy and a national liaison initiative with a significant number of commercial and independent online service providers. The Innocent Images National Initiative has been highly successful. It has proven to be a logical, efficient and effective method to identify and investigate individuals who are using the Internet for the sole purpose of sexually exploiting children.

NEW INNOCENT IMAGES INITIATIVES:

Endangered Child Alert Program: On 02/21/2004 the FBI began its Endangered Child Alert Program (ECAP), a new and aggressive approach to identify unknown individuals involved in the sexual abuse of children and production of child pornography. The ECAP uses national and international media exposure of unknown adults featured in child pornography and displays their face on the “Seeking Information” section of the FBI’s website at www.fbi.gov/mostwant/seekinfo/... in hopes someone can identify them. Their face will eventually be broadcast on the television show America’s Most Wanted: America Fights Back if the unknown child pornography subject is not identified from the website. Of particular significance in these cases was that for the first time, the Innocent Images program obtained “John Doe” arrest warrants based solely on images acquired through undercover investigations. It is believed that national and international exposure will lead to rapid identifications and arrests of persons involved in child pornography and sexual abuse of minors. This new method is intended to aggressively pursue and thwart individuals who would abuse or harm our nation’s children.

To date, the ECAP has successfully identified and arrested three previously-unknown child pornography subjects. These investigations have led to the identification and arrest of two additional child pornography subjects and the identification of at least thirty child victims.

OPERATION “PEER PRESSURE”: In November 2003, the FBI initiated Phase I of “Operation Peer Pressure” a nationwide initiative to target users of Peer-to-Peer (P2P) networks to collect and distribute child pornography. (P2P) networks are free file-sharing programs that allow users to find and exchange files from other users with the same Internet software. Once a user installs a P2P software application, they can directly access and search for files in designated folders on other user’s computers. During this phase, the FBI conducted 166 online sessions in which undercover FBI Agents download child pornography from offender’s computers. These sessions resulted in the identification of 106 subjects located throughout the U.S. Using this evidence gathered during the undercover operation, Agents obtained search warrants for subjects’ residences where computers and other contraband were seized. 41 of the FBI’s 56 field offices were involved in this first phase of operation “Peer Pressure”. Additional phases are ongoing. As of 01/04/2006, over 300 searches were executed, 69 subjects were indicted, 63 subjects were arrested, and over 40 convictions have been achieved.

These cases have charged not only offenses related to the possession and distribution of child pornography, but also sexual abuse of children. Peer Pressure investigations have identified several individuals who have previously been convicted of sex offenses and several registered sex offenders. In one such case by the FBI’s Houston Division, a search conducted by FBI agents found a subject who was in possession of hundreds of child pornographic images, as well as several violent movies depicting graphic sexual abuses of children. This subject also confessed to molesting his seven year old stepdaughter. In another case by the FBI’s Albany Division, Agents questioned an individual who immediately confessed to possessing hundreds of images and movies depicting the sexual abuse of children. This individual also disclosed to Agents that he had molested two girls, ages 6 and 8.

It is important for parents to be educated to the risks associated with peer-to-peer networking. While not all aspects of these networks are bad, like other Internet services, they provide pedophiles with a false sense of anonymity to collect and transmit images. This sense of anonymity encourages pedophiles to openly share as much of their child pornography to as wide an audience as possible. In addition, pedophiles will often use innocuous or popular search terms to expose innocent children and adults to graphic child pornographic images. This creates a situation in which children search P2P networks for their favorite pop music artist only to find search results which include child pornography. Parents should be aware that access to these networks is free and exposure to child pornography is not uncommon.



To date there have been 3 Innocent Images subjects placed on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list:

• On 12/27/2000, Eric Franklin Rosser became the first child predator to be placed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List. Rosser was charged with the production, distribution, receipt, and transportation of child pornography, as well as conspiracy to do the same. His offenses included the production of a videotape in Thailand that allegedly depicts sexually explicit conduct between him and an eleven-year-old female child. In February 2000, Rosser was arrested in Thailand in on various charges, including possessing child pornography. He was released on bail and disappeared. A federal grand jury in Indianapolis, Indiana, indicted Rosser in March 2000. After a tip from the public, Rosser was again arrested in Thailand on 08/21/2001. The Thai police said Rosser underwent liposuction, had cosmetic surgery to his face, and then traveled to the Netherlands, England, and France before returning to Thailand and being arrested. Rosser served a 2-year sentence in Thailand and was then extradited to the United States. Rosser pled guilty and was sentenced on 10/24/2003 to more than 16 years in federal prison. Rosser's co-conspirator William Platz was sentenced in June 2000 to 11 years in prison.

• On 01/31/2002, Michael Scott Bliss became the second child predator to be placed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List. Bliss was being sought by the FBI for the repeated molestation of a nine-year-old female victim in Vermont. Bliss videotaped these molestations and the videos were converted to computer files for possible placement on the Internet. Bliss has a violent criminal history towards children and served 9 years in state prison for committing aggravated assault against his girlfriend's minor children. During that incident, Bliss repeatedly struck 3 of his girlfriend's children with an aluminum baseball bat, rendering two of them unconscious. Bliss was released from prison just two months before the alleged molestations of the 9 year-old began. Bliss was arrested in Los Angeles, California, on 04/23/2002, and was charged in the state of Vermont with 11 federal counts of various statutes related to sexual exploitation of children. Bliss pled guilty to all 11 counts on 06/02/2003 and was sentenced on 02/18/2004 to 22 years in federal prison followed by 5 years of supervised release.

• On 06/14/2002, Richard Steve Goldberg became the third child predator to be placed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List. Goldberg is being sought for allegedly engaging in lewd acts in Long Beach, California, with several girls under ten years old. He also allegedly produced and possessed child pornography images of these sex acts, which were found on his computer. Goldberg gained the trust of his victim’s parents and then befriended their children. He entertained the girls by allowing them to play with his pets, watch television, and use his computer to play games. Some of these girls also took short trips with him. In July 2001, a state arrest warrant was issued in California charging Goldberg with six counts of lewd acts upon a child and two counts of possession of child pornography. On 11/25/2002, a federal arrest warrant was issued by the United States District Court for the Central District of California charging Goldberg with the production of child pornography and the unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. Goldberg's whereabouts are currently unknown. Goldberg has ties to, or may have traveled to, New Jersey, Nevada, Colorado, Arizona, and Georgia. Goldberg was the president of a gun club in Long Beach, California, and should be considered armed and dangerous. A reward of up to $50,000 is being offered for any information leading directly to the arrest of Richard Steve Goldberg.



The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) operates a CyberTipline at www.cybertipline.com that allows parents and children to report child pornography and other incidents of sexual exploitation of children by submitting an online form. The NCMEC also maintains a 24-hour hotline of 1-800-THE-LOST and a website at www.missingkids.com.

Complaints received by the NCMEC that indicate a violation of federal law are referred to the FBI for appropriate action. A FBI Supervisory Special Agent and five analysts are assigned full-time at the NCMEC to assist with these complaints. The analysts review and analyze information received by the NCMEC’s CyberTipline. The analysts conduct research and analysis in order to identify individuals suspected of any of the following: possession, manufacture and/or distribution of child pornography; online enticement of children for sexual acts; child sexual tourism; and/or other sexual exploitation of children. The analysts utilize various Internet tools and Administrative Subpoenas in their efforts to identify individuals who prey on children. Once a potential suspect has been identified, they compile an investigative packet that includes the applicable CyberTipline reports, subpoena results, public records search results, the illegal images associated with the suspect, and a myriad of other information that is forwarded to the appropriate FBI field office for investigation.

INNOCENT IMAGES STATISTICAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Innocent Images grew exponentially between fiscal years 1996 and 2005 with a:

2026% increase in Cases Opened (113 to 2402)
856% increase in Informations & Indictments (99 to 946)
2325% increase in Arrests, Locates & Summons (68 to 1649)
1312% increase in Convictions & Pretrial Diversions (68 to 994)
Between fiscal years 1996–2005, the Innocent Images National Initiative has recorded the following statistical accomplishments:

Number of Cases Opened........................... 15,556
Number of Informations & Indictments...................... 4,784
Number of Arrests, Locates & Summons.......................... 6,154
Number of Convictions & Pretrial Diversions....................... 4,822

For additional information on the FBI’s Innocent Images National Initiative and Internet safety, please read the FBI brochure titled 'A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety'. This brochure, as well as other information about crimes against children, is available on the official FBI website Individual FBI field offices serve as primary points of contact for persons requesting FBI assistance. For further information about FBI services or to request assistance, please contact a Crimes Against Children Coordinator at your local FBI field office.

Federal Bureau of Investigation
Innocent Images National Initiative, Suite 200
11700 Beltsville Drive
Beltsville, MD 20705-3146

Revised 01/24/2006



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