Those of us who have internet savvy children, keep in mind that fake
accounts, online bullying etc, which are merely annoying for adults,
can drive a child to do something stupid and irreversible, as one tool
and die maker found out the hard way.

So try to make sure that, first, kids will talk to you when they have
problems, and second, try to toughen them emotionally.

http://stcharlesjournal.stltoday.com...okin_1.ii1.txt

Ignoramus2043 wrote:
Those of us who have internet savvy children, keep in mind that fake
accounts, online bullying etc, which are merely annoying for adults,
can drive a child to do something stupid and irreversible, as one tool
and die maker found out the hard way.

So try to make sure that, first, kids will talk to you when they have
problems, and second, try to toughen them emotionally.

http://stcharlesjournal.stltoday.com...okin_1.ii1.txt

This apparently happened about a year ago, but is only now being
made public. The kicker, however, is the person who started the
whole thing rolling on myspace was the next to next-door
neigbor! So, this mid-30's married guy makes up this fake
myspace page and is sending all sorts of lovey-dovey messages to
his neighbor's 13 year-old daughter! Finally, he just tells her
he doesn't want to be her friend anymore, and apparently starts
sending all sorts of nasty messages to all the friends listed on
her page. they pile on and send nasty messages, too. Now, the
entire neighborhood has taken sides, the guy gets a "lawn job"
or a smoke bomb, or nasty calls at 3 AM all the time.

I can't believe the cops can't find something to charge him
with. Seems like conducting an inappropriate "romantic"
relationship with a minor is only illegal if you cross state lines.

Jon

On 2007-11-21, Jon Elson wrote:
Ignoramus2043 wrote:
Those of us who have internet savvy children, keep in mind that fake
accounts, online bullying etc, which are merely annoying for adults,
can drive a child to do something stupid and irreversible, as one tool
and die maker found out the hard way.

So try to make sure that, first, kids will talk to you when they have
problems, and second, try to toughen them emotionally.

http://stcharlesjournal.stltoday.com...okin_1.ii1.txt

This apparently happened about a year ago, but is only now being
made public. The kicker, however, is the person who started the
whole thing rolling on myspace was the next to next-door neighbor!
So, this mid-30's married guy makes up this fake myspace page and is
sending all sorts of lovey-dovey messages to his neighbor's 13
year-old daughter! Finally, he just tells her he doesn't want to be
her friend anymore, and apparently starts sending all sorts of nasty
messages to all the friends listed on her page. they pile on and
send nasty messages, too. Now, the entire neighborhood has taken
sides, the guy gets a "lawn job" or a smoke bomb, or nasty calls at
3 AM all the time.

Those of us who were "flame hardened" by USENET trolling and flaming
in the 90's, surely would spot a fake right away, but, I guess, that
13 year old was not. Nor was she prepared to be set up for such an
ostracism. Kids of this age can be extremely nasty.

I can't believe the cops can't find something to charge him
with. Seems like conducting an inappropriate "romantic"
relationship with a minor is only illegal if you cross state lines.

I do not believe that merely a "romantic" relation with minors, saying
"I love you" and **** like that, is illegal. Asking them for sex, or
nude pictures, would be.

i

On Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:34:14 -0600, Jon Elson
wrote:

This apparently happened about a year ago, but is only now being
made public. The kicker, however, is the person who started the
whole thing rolling on myspace was the next to next-door
neigbor! So, this mid-30's married guy


The news claimed it was the neighbor woman. The mom of one of the
friends of this girl...

Gunner