62. WHAT PUTS KIDS AT RISK FOR RECEIVING THE MOST SERIOUS KINDS OF SEXUAL
IT’S NOT GIVING
SOLICITATION ONLINE, SUGGESTS THAT
OUT PERSONAL INFORMATION
THAT PUTS KID AT RISK. IT’S NOT HAVING A
BLOG OR A PERSONAL WEBSITE THAT DOES THAT EITHER. WHAT PUTS KIDS IN
BEING WILLING TO TALK
DANGER IS
ABOUT SEX ONLINE WITH
STRANGER OR HAVING A PATTERN OF
MULTIPLE RISKY ACTIVITIES ON THE WEB LIKE GOING
TO SEX SITES AND CHAT ROOMS, MEETING LOTS OF PEOPLE THERE, KIND OF BEHAVING IN WHAT
WE CALL LIKE AN INTERNET DAREDEVIL.
63. the
“Why are we so obsessed with the registered sex offender side of the puzzle when
troubled kids are right in front of us? Why
are we so obsessed with the Internet side of the puzzle when so many more kids are abused in their
Money
own homes? I feel like this whole conversation has turned into a distraction.
and time is being spent focusing on the
things that people fear rather than the
very real and known risks that kids
face. This breaks my heart.”
danah boyd