I saw one of this Dateline series, http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9878187/, and they have another coming this week. The crew does some false advertising like on My Space or a chat room and entrap older guys who think they are going to get something from like 14 yr old girls. Then the guys appear on TV when they enter the family's house loking for their "date" then they try to interview them. They girls are not actually there, of course.
I believe they do a very good service and I sure hope word gets around to the pervs. Durn....there seem to be so many of them. Watching it, I am struck by how easily they fall into this trap. My emotions - anger, disgust, and a lot of evil laughter but also curiosity (what is the motive).
Comments:
1) In the interest of fair play, but it wouldn't get much play on TV, they could reverse the sexes. Also the frequency seems so much less. Maybe they'd have to do the game in schools, though, though males and females are involved there too.
2) There are so many of these pervs in so many different circumstances that we must consider the causes as not just too much testosterone and ignorance. For one thing, just to spark conversation, this is the age when girls are still very naive, but are exploring, venturing out and becoming curious about guys, and simultaneously feeling their independence, 'sassing' their parents, and acting out. Sound familiar?
3) Also it is so important for parents to spend enough time and have good skills to be good role models for their daughters (and sons) and the balance between helping them to become aware and yet not afraid of the opposite sex. Too bad many aren't able to.
I guess there is a lot more to say and I am losing focus now, so I will just post what I have written.



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