A law suite against MYSpace.com - Graphic Sexual Content

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SeptemberMorn said:
Maybe the fact that I'm a grandmother, I realize just what a treasure young kids and babies are. They should be treated as such by EVERYONE!

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That's just wrong. Very very wrong.

Creating a fix for MySpace, which is not logistically possible would only discourage the teens. They would abandon MySpace and go somewhere else. And until such time as someone has enough money to sue who and what will be protecting the children? Surely not all the people clapping and cheering because MySpace has been cornered and forced to own up to some imaginary responsibility. The children that will be safe will be the ones with parents like me that don't put on blinders and pretend that someone else will fix the problem by fixing some perceived flaw on ONE internet site.

I KNOW how precious children are and it reflected in my son.

I like kids, but not all kids. And I'll say or do something if I see them about to step into danger, but I'm not taking responsibility for someone else's kids. Most parents, IMO, are cool with you stepping in when their child is in physical danger, but when it comes to mental or emotional danger, they make sure you know the child is their child and how dare you tell them how to parent their child???

And I'm fine with that, even though if they raise a brat, that could affect me and mine when the kid gets older. When a kid is spoiled and undisciplined, he grows up to be an adult who is spoiled and undisciplined.

While it's good of MySpace and any other site to do things to protect kids, I've said it before and I'll keep saying it--parents have the most power to protect their kids, and most of these kids that end up in danger from the Internet wouldn't end up there if parents were doing their jobs. There are exceptions, but from what I've seen, it's the vast majority of cases that could have been prevented by parental supervision. If you don't want to be a parent--meaning taking responsibility for your children--then don't become one!

okay....................in this day and age, there are thousands and thousands of "latchkey" children.

unless their parents know how to put filters and such on the computers, those children are going to explore the internet. are we to say that's it's okay when someone pays them some attention and turn our heads to those children? those kids are lonely and they are more susceptible to the attention they get online.

and before someone starts in on me about "latchkey" children, our economy is such that mothers and fathers frequently both have to work to make ends meet. gas in my town is at $3 a gallon. milk, juice? out of sight. i know that some mothers have been able to stay home with their children and not work, but it seems to me that in the majority of the families that i know, the mother has to work.

then...................there are parents who couldn't care less about protecting their children. what are we to do about those children? do we just turn our heads and not have an opinion or a feeling about children who are unprotected?

AND, of course we have parents who aren't anymore aware of the danger of the internet than my dog, Fayeroe.....do we not express ourselves about protecting those children? i bet that i have friends that have never heard of MySpace.com. bet my truck on it! there are people who do not watch the news or read the newspaper.

expressing our feelings here is NOT wrong. this goes back to the Dateline thread. there are people here who were abused in their childhood and we could be a little less adamant about knowing that EVERYTHING is the parent's fault and a little more discreet in what we say.

we can disagree and do it in a calm and loving way. xoxox pat

I'm all for children "going someplace else" than the internet! Especially trash sites like myspace! I can't believe the garbage on there, the filthy talk and pictures!

IMO Children don't know how to play and "be" children anymore... it would be one thing if they actually learned how to use the internet... like do searches even? But no, they spend the majority of their time it seems conversing. They don't even know how to not talk in class anymore! oops I digress...

I'm all for them going someplace else, how about the library? or outside to play ball? or even... wow... sit and think!

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unless their parents know how to put filters and such on the computers, those children are going to explore the internet.

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And parents should be watching when they do. When they can't watch their children, they should take away an essential part of the computer so the kids can't use it.

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then...................there are parents who couldn't care less about protecting their children. what are we to do about those children?

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If we find them, we take them away from their parents. Too many idiots have children. People need to learn about birth control and use it.

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AND, of course we have parents who aren't anymore aware of the danger of the internet than my dog, Fayeroe.....do we not express ourselves about protecting those children? i bet that i have friends that have never heard of MySpace.com. bet my truck on it! there are people who do not watch the news or read the newspaper.

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I agree, there are people who don't know about the dangers of the Internet, and some who don't know about MySpace.com. Maybe when people buy a computer, they should be required to take a class or something. People who don't read or watch the news or get any kind of information are stupid. You can't know everything, but you can know some things.

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expressing our feelings here is NOT wrong. this goes back to the Dateline thread. there are people here who were abused in their childhood and we could be a little less adamant about knowing that EVERYTHING is the parent's fault and a little more discreet in what we say.

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And who has said that EVERYTHING is the parents' fault. But most parents could do a lot more.

this thread is making me tired. i'm going to take a warm bath and read a book. p

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of course the company settled out of court....

</div></font></blockquote><font class="post"> actually, the ppl who sued agreed to settle out of court...for money? Usually these cases involve the big company forking over mega bucks to the suer in exchange for no wrongdoing being declared or admitted.

What would you do under similar circumstances? It sounds good to forge ahead for the good of all children... but looking money in the face is enticing. I suspect there will be other lawsuits soon... each one more difficult to win, even in a settlement.

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of course the company settled out of court....

</div></font></blockquote><font class="post"> actually, the ppl who sued agreed to settle out of court...for money? Usually these cases involve the big company forking over mega bucks to the suer in exchange for no wrongdoing being declared or admitted.

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I am not for sure where you obtained that particular INFO from..... but I heard my from the news and they stated that MySpace was the one that settled, as to not take this matter into court.


LoVe,
Rhapsody -

QUOTE (by) - NEWS STATION NBC

QUOTE: "[MySpace] was once synonymous with young people and goofy home pages. Everyone had one. ... If you are under age 25, you no longer exchange phone numbers in a bar, you exchange MySpace pages.

But for the rest of America, MySpace is now synonymous with something else: danger. The name now evokes the thought of online predators. Schools around the country are holding MySpace seminars for frightened parents. Children are flying overseas to see adults they've met romantically through the site. The MySpace craze turned very dark very fast." —msnbc.com columnist Bob Sullivan, who dismisses MySpace's new security measures as a "farce," reminding readers that the only thing predatory adults need to do to get around them is lie (not a hard task for someone interested in such things as rape) [redtape.msnbc.com, 6/21/06]

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LoVe,
Rhapsody -

My point was, and is, that if someone was suing Myspace, then it would not be up to myspace to "not go to court." They wouldn't be able to settle just to stay out of court. It has to be up to the ppl bringing the lawsuit, as to decide whether to settle, or pursue it to court. People usually settle when the money is enough to soothe their feelings or pay the bills. There are others who wish to make the corporation (i.e.) an example, and insist on making the accusation, and the facts, public. TC!

to you, Sky

That's EXACTLY RIGHT! Thank you, Sky!!

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I'm not trying to be nitpicky, but men don't have sex with women to say, "Hi!" These men don't care about hi or introductions...

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Exactly right! I was reminding Rhapsody of the original intent or subject of this thread. I wasn't talking about perverts. I was talking about men in general. I quoted a "normal" man... or at least a man that isn't a sexual predator. LOL

I guess when you start a thread and change the subject, it's not hijacking. LOL But it DOES cause confusion.

This pisses me off!!!! Talk about the American way.... "Hi I am 12, but I want to post half naked pics of myself and pretend I am 18 and when people try to message me or are sexual with me I am going to sue."
I know this has been said, but WHERE ARE THE PARENTS!!!
Teenagers do know what they are doing and they know the difference between right and wrong. A 13 year old knows full well if she posts a graphic picture of herself then men are going to look at it...especially if they lie about their age. What purpose would they have in doing that other than getting inappriopiate attention.
People in this country need to start taking responsibility for their children's actions instead of blaming video games, TV, radio, and internet sites. I am not saying these things don't effect youth...they probably do...but parents should be caring enough about their kids to monitor what they do.

Just my two cents,
Jessica

You hit the nail right on the head, Jess!! Some of us have brought up that point as well. Sad to say, parents these days let anything else do the "babysitting" for them; from TV all the way up to school teachers! During the sting, at least a couple of TEACHERS were caught! One of them swore that this was his first time, yet he was charged with 18 counts!! Parents are either too busy making a living or they're in denial; GENERALLY speaking, of course!

Isn't it good that all this publicity is happening, in all fashion/form so that the parent's attention IS being caught..and now they can't say they had no idea stuff like that was on there (the net??) to me, it is.

Here's hoping!!!!

i am all for the cops using any method at their disposal to catch these predators....i'm really glad that we've had this discussion.
xoxoxo pat