The Reality of Online Child Predation
Nowadays, in this generation, we have grown more dependent of the internet to perform everyday tasks, Though the convenience can be an extraordinary thing, it can also be extremely dangerous. Children and teens have gotten their hands-on socializing online, and parents are doing one of two things. They are becoming more aware of what their children do online or backing off allowing their children to do whatever they desire while on the net. Parents need to be aware that their children are at risk of possibly being targeted by online predators and should set restrictions to their device while in the use of their children rather than allow them to have access …show more content…
These predators make children and teens feel as if no other person than themselves understands them. They chat about what interests the child. They manipulate children into thinking they can trust them and within a few days they have children wrapped around their finger. This can soon lead to the discussion of meeting face to face, and brings a high risk of danger of rape, kidnap, or stalking. For example, like Mibelich said in the article "protect your children from online predators", "While the Web allows kids the freedom to make friends, play games and research homework with the click of a button, it can pose a potential danger as online predators, cyberbullies and scam artists play their trade." Mibelich is trying to convey the message that not only can the internet benefit children, but it can cause harm to them as well. Many may think that it is an overthought situation, but in-reality it is necessary to think about this with careful perspectives rather than give children permission to go into the unrevealed world of the internet with no …show more content…
He experimented with online chatting to see the dangers that every adolescent face while chatting online. Hansen decided it was time to put this dispute to an end. He made an online profile on a chatting site and made people believe he was a 15-year-old girl who "enjoyed making new friends." To follow the trail of an Internet predator prowling for children, from seduction in a chat room to a face-to-face meeting, Dateline rented a house, wired it with hidden cameras, and enlisted the help of an online vigilante group called "Perverted Justice." Volunteers from the group posed as teens in chat rooms, saying they were home alone and interested in sex. Within hours there were men literally lining up at our door." This clearly states that a random innocent conversation online could lead to something much more in this case sexual desires. Chris proved to the world that the internet is a hazard to children and teenagers around the globe. Hansen showed beyond doubt that what may seem to be an imaginary or unserious chat could lead to the reality causing problems in the "real
Nowadays, in this generation, we have grown more dependent of the internet to perform everyday tasks, Though the convenience can be an extraordinary thing, it can also be extremely dangerous. Children and teens have gotten their hands-on socializing online, and parents are doing one of two things. They are becoming more aware of what their children do online or backing off allowing their children to do whatever they desire while on the net. Parents need to be aware that their children are at risk of possibly being targeted by online predators and should set restrictions to their device while in the use of their children rather than allow them to have access …show more content…
These predators make children and teens feel as if no other person than themselves understands them. They chat about what interests the child. They manipulate children into thinking they can trust them and within a few days they have children wrapped around their finger. This can soon lead to the discussion of meeting face to face, and brings a high risk of danger of rape, kidnap, or stalking. For example, like Mibelich said in the article "protect your children from online predators", "While the Web allows kids the freedom to make friends, play games and research homework with the click of a button, it can pose a potential danger as online predators, cyberbullies and scam artists play their trade." Mibelich is trying to convey the message that not only can the internet benefit children, but it can cause harm to them as well. Many may think that it is an overthought situation, but in-reality it is necessary to think about this with careful perspectives rather than give children permission to go into the unrevealed world of the internet with no …show more content…
He experimented with online chatting to see the dangers that every adolescent face while chatting online. Hansen decided it was time to put this dispute to an end. He made an online profile on a chatting site and made people believe he was a 15-year-old girl who "enjoyed making new friends." To follow the trail of an Internet predator prowling for children, from seduction in a chat room to a face-to-face meeting, Dateline rented a house, wired it with hidden cameras, and enlisted the help of an online vigilante group called "Perverted Justice." Volunteers from the group posed as teens in chat rooms, saying they were home alone and interested in sex. Within hours there were men literally lining up at our door." This clearly states that a random innocent conversation online could lead to something much more in this case sexual desires. Chris proved to the world that the internet is a hazard to children and teenagers around the globe. Hansen showed beyond doubt that what may seem to be an imaginary or unserious chat could lead to the reality causing problems in the "real