That's interesting that some people call 911 because they're lonely! :D
My point was basically that abuse can't be removed from any system built to
protect or
monitor someone. The best you can do is get the system started and HOPE that
people
give factual information and HOPE that everything
Here's a report from the DOJ on the abuse of 911 calls:
http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/mime/open.pdf?Item=470
This is not a new problem.
-Rick
On 12/22/06, Bill Cammack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Abuse can't be avoided, for the reasons someone stated before. The best
> bet with a
> system li
Abuse can't be avoided, for the reasons someone stated before. The best bet
with a
system like that would be to have the emergency information hidden and only
accessed via
a button on the user's page. Even then, as Edmund stated, there's nothing
stopping
someone from using the button when i
This made me recall the "Death of a videoblogger Kevin
Kutz" hoax last April. When the social lines defining reality from
fiction are blurred, less attention is paid. There is then just so
much noise.
We never found out what Kevin learned from the post other than that he
needed sleep.
Stan
ht
It sounds reasonable, though it would be tricky to ensure that the contact
actually is good and stays good - they'd have to do a round of verification,
and check it now and then.
However, I should think MySpace would be powerfully motivated - they've had
so much bad press and panicky parent reacti
I've been mulling over a few ideas for the past couple of days and I
came up with this:
What if MySpace (or any social networking site) had an "in case of
emergency, contact" form that you had to fill out when you signed up?
Just like how when you enroll in a school or go to the doctor's
office t
employed by the service.
> > >
> > > Perhaps the person who was hired to police porn on MySpace could
> do it.
> > > They certainly aren't doing that job so they must have free time.
> > >
> > > Robyn
> > >
> > > From: videobl
t;
> > Robyn
> >
> > From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > On Behalf Of Lan Bui
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 7:52 PM
> > To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [videoblogging] Re: MySpace Suicide Note
> >
ired to police porn on MySpace could do it.
> They certainly aren't doing that job so they must have free time.
>
> Robyn
>
> From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Behalf Of Lan Bui
> Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 7:52 PM
> To: vide
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 7:52 PM
To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [videoblogging] Re: MySpace Suicide Note
Sure we would want to help them. In this case someone did, in other
cases someone didn't. Are any of you willing to quit your job to
patrol myspace (or any other
27;s fault, or not, don't we want to help them not die?
Robyn
From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Lan Bui
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 11:16 AM
To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [videoblogging] Re: MySpace Suicide Note
I really think a
r it's a
> parent's fault, or not, don't we want to help them not die?
>
>
>
> Robyn
>
>
>
> From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Behalf Of Lan Bui
> Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 11:16 AM
> To: videoblogging@yahoogroup
A parent can do their best to raise their child to be happy, healthy,
honest, and whole. I'm fortunate - so far, it's working. Many parents are
not so fortunate, for a host of reasons which are often not their fault.
Children are individuals in their own right from the get-go, and parents
don't hav
ault, or not, don't we want to help them not die?
>
> Robyn
>
> From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com [mailto:
> videoblogging@yahoogroups.com ]
> On Behalf Of Lan Bui
> Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 11:16 AM
> To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com
> Subjec
mber 19, 2006 11:16 AM
To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [videoblogging] Re: MySpace Suicide Note
I really think a child's actions are the parents responsibility. If
you see a child get caught stealing something in a store, who does
the store want to talk to?
Now stealing isn&#
I'm not saying you shoudn't "know" your kids, I have 2 myself, raised
them for 15 years, they are 21 and 18 now. I have done and continue
to do the best I can along with my wife. But at some point, when is
a child no longer a child? When did you want to start being your own
person?.suici
I really think a child's actions are the parents responsibility. If
you see a child get caught stealing something in a store, who does
the store want to talk to?
Now stealing isn't suicide but just because it is really really
horrible doesn't make it less the parents responsibility to know
Making a blanket statement like that is very shortsigted, it's easy
to find "warning" signs after the fact and sometimes just sometimes,
you never know why someone committed suicide, that doesn't make it
the parents fault.
Heath
http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com
--- In videoblogging@yahoogro
I'm not sure about that. MySpace has reacted in a big way to all the media
hysteria about sexual predators. This is a chance for them to be seen as
helping young people rather than providing an arena for them to get hurt.
Zadi, it wouldn't surprise me if the press picks up on this, and if they
don
It will never happen, the liability factor alone would prohibit
a "panic button"...Zadi and Ricky you did what you could and you
did the right thing.Yes you were lucky the school information was
posted and if it wasn't I..well I am just glad it was.I could
say more but this subj
I think the protocol is exactly what you did and Rick did. It was the
adult thing to do. There may have been other teens that read that note
and didn't know what to do.
Let's play it the other way, it could have be a hoax or cry for help.
The kid would have gotten a minor boost out of it but then
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