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We need to protect Kids
Topic Started: Mar 3 2010, 12:24 PM (184 Views)
Mason
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This case of the sex offender in San Diego grabbing a young girl jogging is sickening.

As a society, we need to take action to protect kids. What is more important than that?


http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-missing-girl3-2010mar03,0,7095226.story


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Such a sad story, and I hope the sex offender at least gets a life sentence.

A mother's worst nightmare is a missing child or a car wreck.
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brittany

This is a terrible tragedy. The young girl was 17. Not looking for blame, but when are people,, especially women going to understand that you simply can not run alone. I have female friends who were marathon runners and would run alone at night through dark, very secluded and dangerous parts of the park. They told me they could probably out run the attackers. Insane.
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jewelcove

I live in San Diego.

There was an enormous outpouring of support and desire to help this missing 17 year old girl. There were unbelievable numbers of volunteers out looking for her. People (many teams of high school kids) were passing out flyers on Friday. Her photo and flyer info was emailed out to many, many people. More than 1 thousand volunteers were out searching in the pouring rain on Saturday. Many were walking in waist high water in the lake to "feel" for clues, such as her remains. Volunteers with planes and boats were out on Sunday and again on Monday. This was a real "terror" event which needed immediate attention and volunteers. It made me hug my high school son a little tighter and enjoy the calls to my son in college a little more.

BTW, while this crisis was going on, many UCSD students were out demonstrating for their 32 demands. It was strange to view the two situations side by side.

Edited by jewelcove, Mar 3 2010, 04:04 PM.
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BTW, while this crisis was going on, many UCSD students were out demonstrating for their 32 demands. It was strange to view the two situations side by side.


When tragedies like this occur it really makes obesity, racism, health care reform, mortgage defaults, gasoline prices and such seem rather petty.

When I receive questionnaires in the mail from legislators asking me about my number one concern I have to list "other" - which is crime. Apparently crime doesn't concern them.

I would rather see my taxes pay for more LE, prisons and keeping sex offenders and drug dealers off the streets than spending on obesity campaigns and all the pork barrel spending coming out of Washington.

People are fed up.
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brittany
Mar 3 2010, 03:49 PM
This is a terrible tragedy. The young girl was 17. Not looking for blame, but when are people,, especially women going to understand that you simply can not run alone. I have female friends who were marathon runners and would run alone at night through dark, very secluded and dangerous parts of the park. They told me they could probably out run the attackers. Insane.
At some point you can't let fear run your life. But I do understand where your coming from. When I was in high school I used to run a lot. No one on my football team wanted to do my hard work outs let alone run with me. So I am guessing even if she wanted to she couldn't find anyone that wanted to run with her. Also for some, running on their own is a way to clear your mind and you don't have to run at others pace. And since this was a trail the view must have been real nice. Also I see women running all the time by themselves with headphones on. Any one of them can get scooped up at the right or wrong area if someone is looking to do so.

As for outrunning attackers part they should really re think that. Just because you can run a long distance doesn't mean you will see your attacker coming or that your even fast enough to out run them over a short distance.
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kbp

First, I feel for ANY human being harmed by another, ESPECIALLY a child. A problem I worry about in cases like this is that all jump to pass and aprove laws, policies, patterns, operations... that harm others more than they help.

The fact that "chit happens" does NOT make it any better when it does happen. The SOB that harms anyone, agin, more so if it involves a child, can NEVER be ignored, nor should it be.

Just be careful if you are ever considering action that is designed, or said to be, in an effort to prevent this type of problem in the future.

That said, I sincerely feel for the victim. It's much more than the point where I'd usually think "that sucks". I can't think of a way to prevent something like this, not that works 100% of the time anyway.

Were it my child, I'd just shoot first and deal with the results later. But, that's an individual's reaction - that I'd prolly approve of always. I could live with time served for my revenge, no problem.
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brittany

BTW, while this crisis was going on, many UCSD students were out demonstrating for their 32 demands. It was strange to view the two situations side by side.

I had been looking at them at two isolated incidents. Thank you for reminding us about looking at them side by side.
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brittany

wingedwheel
Mar 3 2010, 10:09 PM
brittany
Mar 3 2010, 03:49 PM
This is a terrible tragedy. The young girl was 17. Not looking for blame, but when are people,, especially women going to understand that you simply can not run alone. I have female friends who were marathon runners and would run alone at night through dark, very secluded and dangerous parts of the park. They told me they could probably out run the attackers. Insane.
At some point you can't let fear run your life. But I do understand where your coming from. When I was in high school I used to run a lot. No one on my football team wanted to do my hard work outs let alone run with me. So I am guessing even if she wanted to she couldn't find anyone that wanted to run with her. Also for some, running on their own is a way to clear your mind and you don't have to run at others pace. And since this was a trail the view must have been real nice. Also I see women running all the time by themselves with headphones on. Any one of them can get scooped up at the right or wrong area if someone is looking to do so.

As for outrunning attackers part they should really re think that. Just because you can run a long distance doesn't mean you will see your attacker coming or that your even fast enough to out run them over a short distance.
I agree with all that you said. We just have to be very aware of what is out there. Parents just more aware than kids. Yes they run with their ipods and can't hear someone behind them. Running/jogging is a great stress reliever and so much better than a treadmill. The friend I referred to lived in Manhattan and ran at night in Central Park. To make part of the loop you run through a secluded, dangerous part of the park in Harlem. A woman simply can't do that alone at night. No one should. It's where that woman was attacked and gang raped years ago and left for dead.
Edited by brittany, Mar 4 2010, 12:04 PM.
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