Reply To: Internet Post (NOT Asifa Post, 95)

DY: No, I didn’t miss the point. In fact, you reinforce my point. The fact seems to be that she was never told that a stranger on the internet is the SAME THING as being a stranger on the street. Unless this person pretended to be someone she knew, which should really be easy to disprove, she obviously spoke to a stranger. What she never realized was that a stranger is a stranger even in cyberspace.

Cinderella: Yes, that’s true, but if she’d been kidnapped out of her house, I’d agree. However, being lured out in such a way necessitates a certain amount of communication, in which case the point is, even without discussing social media, don’t talk to strangers.

And while the whole point still stands, I feel uncomfortable discussing a specific person’s horrific situation. I only used it in the first place as an example. My point is that we NEED to raise awareness, even before we filter, because it might seem like a stereotype, but savvy teens can break filters. (I can, some. I mean, I DON’T, but…) Even if they can’t, there is still the library, and if they do some “illegal” Facebooking or something, they will be unknowledgeable and unprepared.