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FACEBOOK: A Must Read for All</span></font></b><span><b><font
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EVERYONE NEEDS TO READ ALL OF THIS and HAVE CHILDREN READ IT TOO!</span></font></b><span><font
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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<span> </span>Buddy Listand saw GoTo123 was on. She sent him
an instant message:<span> </span><br>
<br>
ByAngel213:<span> </span><br>
Hi. I'm glad you are on! I thought someone was following me home
today.. It was really weird!<span> </span><br>
<br>
GoTo123:<span> </span><br>
LOL You watch too much TV. Why would someone be following you?<span> </span><br>
Don't you live in a safe neighborhood?<span> </span><br>
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ByAngel213:<span> </span><br>
Of course I do. LOL I guess it was my imagination cuz' I didn't see
anybody when I looked out.<span> </span><br>
<br>
GoTo123:<span> </span><br>
Unless you gave your name out on-line. You haven't done that have you?<span> </span><br>
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ByAngel213:<span> </span><br>
Of course not. I'm not stupid you know.<span> </span><br>
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GoTo123:<span> </span><br>
Did you have a softball game after school today?<span> </span><br>
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ByAn gel213:<span> </span><br>
Yes and we won!!<span> </span><br>
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GoTo123:<span> </span><br>
That's great! Who did you play?<span> </span><br>
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ByAngel213:<span> </span><br>
We played the Hornets. LOL. Their uniforms are so gross! They look like
bees. LOL<span> </span><br>
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GoTo123:<span> </span><br>
What is your team called?<span> </span><br>
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ByAngel213:<span> </span><br>
We are the Canton Cats. We have tiger paws on our uniforms. They are
really cool.<span> </span><br>
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GoTo1 23:<span> </span><br>
Did you pitch?<span> </span><br>
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ByAngel213:<span> </span><br>
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!<span> </span><br>
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GoTo123:<span> </span><br>
Catch you later. Bye<span> </span><br>
<br>
Meanwhile.......GoTo123 went to the member menu<span><font
color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"> </font></span>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.<span> </span><br>
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Her name: Shannon<span> </span><br>
Birthday: Jan. 3, 1985<span> </span><br>
Age: 13<span> </span><br>
State where she lived:<span> </span>North Carolina<span> </span><br>
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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<span> </span>Canton<span> </span>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.<span> </span><br>
<br>
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.<span> </span><br>
<br>
By Thursday, Shannon had forgotten about the footsteps following her.<span> </span><br>
<br>
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.<span> </span><br>
<br>
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.<span> </span><br>
<br>
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<span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">
</font></span>her name on the back of her shirt. He knew he had found
her.<span> </span><br>
<br>
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..<span> </span><br>
<br>
Now he had to wait. He
decided to get a bite to eat until the time came to go toShannon's
house. He drove to a fast food restaurant and sat there until time to
make his move.<span> </span><br>
<br>
Shannon was in her room later that evening when she heard voices in the
living room.<span><i><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></i></span><i><span
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"Shannon, come here,"<span> </span></span></i>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.<span> </span><i><span
style="font-style: italic;"><br>
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"Sit down,"<span> </span></span></i>her father began,<span><span
style="font-style: italic;"> </span><em>"this man has just told us a
most interesting story</em><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"
size="2"> <em><font color="#0000cb" face="Comic Sans MS" size="6"> </font></em> </font></span><em>about
you."</em></span><span> </span><br>
<br>
Shannon sat back. How could he tell her parents anything? She had never
seen him before today!<span> </span><i><span style="font-style: italic;"><br>
<br>
"Do you know who I am, Shannon ?"</span></i><span> </span>the man asked.<span><i><span
style="font-style: italic;"> </span></i></span><i><span
style="font-style: italic;"><br>
<br>
"No,"</span></i><span> </span> Shannon answered.<span><i><span
style="font-style: italic;"> </span></i></span><i><span
style="font-style: italic;"><br>
<br>
"I am a police officer and your online friend, GoTo123."</span></i><span> </span><br>
<br>
Shannon was stunned.<span> </span><i><span style="font-style: italic;">"That's
impossible! GoTo is a kid my age! He's 14. And he lives in<span> </span>
Michigan<span> </span>!"</span></i><span> </span><br>
<br>
The man smiled.<span> </span><i><span style="font-style: italic;">"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."<span> </span></span></i><br>
<br>
Shannon was stunned.<span> </span><i><span style="font-style: italic;">"You
mean you don't live in Michigan ?"</span></i><span> </span><br>
<br>
He laughed.<span> </span><i><span style="font-style: italic;">"No, I
live in Raleigh It made you feel safe to think I was so far away,
didn't it?"<span> </span></span></i><br>
<br>
She nodded.<span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><br>
<br>
<em>"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</em><span><font color="#0000ff"
face="Arial" size="2"> <em><font color="#0000cb" face="Comic Sans MS"
size="6"> </font></em> </font></span><em>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?"<span> </span><br>
<br>
"It's a promise!"</em></span><span> </span><br>
<br>
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.<span> </span></span></font><b><font
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<u><br>
*****NOW****<span> </span><br>
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EVEN FORWARD THIS TO PEOPLE WITHOUT KIDS SO THEY CAN SEND IT TO FRIENDS
THAT DO HAVE CHILDREN OR GRANDCHILDREN.</u></span></font></b>
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