MySpace = Safer Place?

By Giulia Rozzi
January 14, 2008
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Even after watching countless episodes of " To Catch a Predator" on MSNBC I am still in awe of how disgusting and stupid some adults are when trying to solicit sex from minors.I am also amused by the use of 20 + cops " To Catch a Predator" uses when taking down a perpetrator. I mean really? Does it really take 20 armed officers to arrest one pervert?But that's beside the point...In effort to stop even more sickos from trying to get their cyber-paws on young teens, MySpace is also making some changes. Legal authorities in 49 states reached an agreement with MySpace to add new safety measures to the site that will help prevent misuse by sexual predators.In addition to the new technologies that will more successfully check users ages, MySpace agreed to:"¢ Allow parents to submit children's e-mail addresses to MySpace to prevent anyone from misusing the addresses to set up profiles."¢ Make the default setting "private" for 16- and 17-year-old users."¢ Respond within 72 hours to complaints about inappropriate content and devote more staff and resources to classify photographs and discussion groups."¢ Strengthen software to find underage users."¢ Create a high school section for users under 18 years oldHopefully these changes will help make MySpace less creepy. Wait, can MySpace be less creepy? Oh if they only had safety measures to prevent me from re-reading my exes profile comments over and over and over again.For more info on internet safety for kids visit http://www.safekids.com/

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posted on Jan 14, 2008
I have a hard time getting my head around the depravity of such sickos! I just read a book on evolution that may explain it. I will share my poem because I believe compassion is evolving. I hope so, then we won't have to hide our children from mad men. As for you re-reading your exes comments over and over - sounds harmless to me! Who knows, you might learn something! Take care! Lora Becoming Compassionate Inspired by Born Cannibal by James Miles Read it if you dare! Evolutionary ideas are hard to take, even though evidence is hard to fake. Many say, “No! For Heaven's sake! It can't be true!” Will we soon awake? Survival of the fittest was natures way, to ensure our immune system saved the day. It took billions of years or so they say! Darwin's ideas! Some are surely ok. He had many visions that were oh so new. Theories that made others sputter and stew. The good news is if it's true, we are getting better, both me and you. Man's bad nature can be explained. Relatives to chimpanzees entertained. An Adam and Eve story was ingrained. A clear version of origin can be refrained. From one cell, to two, to four then to more. We started to multiply, score upon score. What god to follow? Who to adore? Or should I say, What? Are some bad to the core! Many are looking for a religious savior. Should we not examine man's behavior? Species come in many a flavour. Why race at all? Why not just savor? Start with the truth because lies are bad. Add our best science. Not so sad! A more comprehensive story. Don't get mad. Once we see it, we will all be glad! Culture determines what we see and do. So do our genes. Please think it through. Becoming compassionate will follow, too, if the evolution of man is rendered true. Love Lora Bruncke