From CNN.com: WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A Department of Homeland Security official was arrested Tuesday night on charges of using his computer to seduce a child after he allegedly struck up sexually explicit conversations with a detective posing as a 14-year-old girl, authorities said."
At age 55 I shudder to think how many times he's done this in the past without getting caught. Another quote from the CNN story: "Authorities believe he could have held similar conversations online with others, the sheriff said, because at some points during online chats he would address the detective by the wrong name." Do ya think?
This story comes on the heels of the testimony on Capitol Hill of a teenager telling how he was lured into child porn over the internet. The internet is a wonderful tool, but it has made it a lot easier for predators to find and meet their victims. Like the Homeland Security guy, many even feel safe enough to use their real names and give out real phone numbers, if they think they will get what they are looking for. Thankfully there seem to be more of these sting operations taking down these predators, but there are so many out there. You'd think it would be easier to find them, given the fact that a simple program can find the IP address of any computer in the world.
I don't know where I'm going with this...I feel compelled to warn parents and children of the dangers out there, but I don't want this generation to grow up thinking they can't trust anyone.
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I know...I saw that on the late news last night. Absolutely despicable.
ReplyDeleteTo top it off, the newsbite had a police officer saying that "well, since he was freely giving out his name and contact information, any terrorist could have gotten to him. THat's just too dangerous." I was appalled - what about the kids he was trying to get at???? Shouldn't that be your main concern?
Isn't that just mind blowing? I'm shocked, but I shouldn't be. Shit like this is pervasive at all levels and even someone as high up as him isn't immune to being a perv.
ReplyDeleteBleh.
Our nation's finest, huh? Gee, I feel so safe and protected. Homeland Security, my ass.
ReplyDeleteThe thing about the IP address is that it's very general information. It will tell you where that IP address is coming from, but it's only the hub of the provider. Which could be anywhere from a few feet to a few cities away from the person who was using that IP address at the time. Also, a lot of IP addresses are dynamic, meaning that they can easily be changed by disconnecting then reconnecting your DSL line.
Our nation's finest, huh? Gee, I feel so safe and protected. Homeland Security, my ass.
ReplyDeleteThe thing about the IP address is that it's very general information. It will tell you where that IP address is coming from, but it's only the hub of the provider. Which could be anywhere from a few feet to a few cities away from the person who was using that IP address at the time. Also, a lot of IP addresses are dynamic, meaning that they can easily be changed by disconnecting then reconnecting your DSL line.