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warch · 07-23-2002, 04:35 PM

I wonder how much of an impact sex offender or predator crime notification laws have had in reducing abductions. There was just a case here of a level 3 (they say the profile most likely to repeat) offender who broke probation and was reported approaching kids in a downtown park. I never heard if they caught him, but they plastered his picture all over and there was much on the news about tips for kids. So no news is good news.

Then there was a case a while back here of a 11 year old girl who reported her attempted abduction but she was found to be lying for the media attention. She got on the news.

One kid tip that I actually saw in use was the "code word" When I was teaching little ones, there was a family going through a legal battle- the kids got picked up on a schedule of the few approved people and if the plans changed, they were given a code word. some how they managed to make that work. Some sad shit, though.

I am a big believer in fear instincts and being loud. One interesting thing I've heard on some TV thang, which is counter to how I was taught, is Not to tell a kid in trouble or lost to find a cop (or an easily mistaken uniformed man, which is a ploy that has been used by offenders) but rather to run to the nearest woman who is far less statistically likely to be a predator. Geezz.

07-23-2002, 04:35 PM	#11
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	I wonder how much of an impact sex offender or predator crime notification laws have had in reducing abductions. There was just a case here of a level 3 (they say the profile most likely to repeat) offender who broke probation and was reported approaching kids in a downtown park. I never heard if they caught him, but they plastered his picture all over and there was much on the news about tips for kids. So no news is good news. Then there was a case a while back here of a 11 year old girl who reported her attempted abduction but she was found to be lying for the media attention. She got on the news. One kid tip that I actually saw in use was the "code word" When I was teaching little ones, there was a family going through a legal battle- the kids got picked up on a schedule of the few approved people and if the plans changed, they were given a code word. some how they managed to make that work. Some sad shit, though. I am a big believer in fear instincts and being loud. One interesting thing I've heard on some TV thang, which is counter to how I was taught, is Not to tell a kid in trouble or lost to find a cop (or an easily mistaken uniformed man, which is a ploy that has been used by offenders) but rather to run to the nearest woman who is far less statistically likely to be a predator. Geezz.