From the New York Times: Report Finds Online Threats to Children Overblown
Now if only we could get those who ARE like that to remove themselves from the Internet, we'd be gold.
The Internet may not be such a dangerous place for children after all.Finally - someone comes along to work against the endless tream of OMG AUR CHILLDRENZ paranoia. I'll admit there are some seriously fucked-up people out there, but at least someone's trying to prove it's not all like that.
A task force created by 49 state attorneys general to look into the problem of sexual solicitation of children online has concluded that there really is not a significant problem.
The findings ran counter to popular perceptions of online dangers as reinforced by depictions in the news media like NBC’s “To Catch a Predator” series. One attorney general was quick to criticize the group’s report.
Now if only we could get those who ARE like that to remove themselves from the Internet, we'd be gold.
