Panic button for facebook
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illmonkey

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19,786 posts

225 months

Thursday 18th March 2010
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politic...

What do these people think?

It's awful what happened to Ashleigh Hall but do they really thing she was worried or panicked at any time? Would she really have met the guy if she was worried?

She was convinced she was meeting the character he had created so there was no doubt, so how do they expect her to press the panic button!


elster

17,517 posts

237 months

Thursday 18th March 2010
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It is a dumb idea thought up by dumb people.


redtwin

7,518 posts

209 months

Thursday 18th March 2010
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Can't see the point. If a child thinks they are being groomed, delete or ignore the person.

I thought 17 year olds were considered adults anyway?. Would they even want to contact "child" exploitation advisers?.

Jasandjules

72,417 posts

256 months

Thursday 18th March 2010
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I panic on facebook quite often. Some of the writing I see I simply cannot decipher and panic that I am getting too old for this s**t.

10 Pence Short

32,880 posts

244 months

Thursday 18th March 2010
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Buggles said:
It's time people started using some common sense, and were held accountable for their own actions, rather than attempting to blame a free social networking site for a supposed lack of safety measures!
Exactly. The cure for the burgeoning stupid people population is not to remove even more need for thought.


clonmult

10,529 posts

236 months

Thursday 18th March 2010
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Buggles said:
It is absolutely awful what happened to the poor girl, but in what way would a panic button have helped? She clearly fell for what the bloke was saying and felt confident enough to go and meet him, so she wouldn't have used the sodding panic button even if there was one there.
Exactly.

Its an utterly useless idea from a bunch of idiots who haven't got a freakin' clue. They haven't even slightly thought this through.

Dupont666

22,787 posts

219 months

Thursday 18th March 2010
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A panic button to flag peados... I can just see that abuse kicking off...

WTF... There is a panic button, its called DELETE or IGNORE...


Blib

47,758 posts

224 months

Thursday 18th March 2010
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nono

These things shouldn't happen. Someone is to blame. Something, anything, must be done. We don't care if it's ineffectual bks, we must be seen to be doing something.

Everyone is a victim and has to be protected at all times.

Yes, there may be some restrictions on what you can do, who you can see and where you can go. But, this is for the good of all.

You don't want to be seen as potentially holding back our efforts to protect children do you? Who in their right mind would not be on the side of good and light and child protection.....whatever the cost

What's your address? Do you walk past any junior schools on your way to work?

Can we have a word?


bonsai

2,015 posts

207 months

Thursday 18th March 2010
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illmonkey said:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politic...

What do these people think?

It's awful what happened to Ashleigh Hall but do they really thing she was worried or panicked at any time? Would she really have met the guy if she was worried?

She was convinced she was meeting the character he had created so there was no doubt, so how do they expect her to press the panic button!
The execs at Facebook will doubtless be aware of this. I suspect they're just doing it to be seen "to be doing something" given recent news.

WorAl

10,877 posts

215 months

Thursday 18th March 2010
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Yes a panic button wouldn't have worked for her at all obviously.

I do sympathise with her family for the loss, but, what the fk was she doing? I think I was about 3 at the oldest when I was told to not talk to strangers, don't meet strangers etc etc etc, what was she thinking? It's well documented that things like this happen, was she really that naive or was she just poorly educated?

Bill

58,179 posts

282 months

Thursday 18th March 2010
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WorAl said:
I do sympathise with her family for the loss, but, what the fk was she doing? I think I was about 3 at the oldest when I was told to not talk to strangers, don't meet strangers etc etc etc, what was she thinking? It's well documented that things like this happen, was she really that naive or was she just poorly educated?
I think a lot of common sense parenting has been flushed down the pan as parents have increasingly taken the view that their little darling can do no wrong.


WorAl

10,877 posts

215 months

Thursday 18th March 2010
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Bill said:
WorAl said:
I do sympathise with her family for the loss, but, what the fk was she doing? I think I was about 3 at the oldest when I was told to not talk to strangers, don't meet strangers etc etc etc, what was she thinking? It's well documented that things like this happen, was she really that naive or was she just poorly educated?
I think a lot of common sense parenting has been flushed down the pan as parents have increasingly taken the view that their little darling can do no wrong.
Completely agree. It was bloody drilled into my head when I was young and it will be when/if I have kids.

I mean fair enough, go meet a stranger shout TAKE A FRIEND/RELATIVE for gods sake.

tamore

9,880 posts

311 months

Thursday 18th March 2010
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can we have a panic button on here?

Bill

58,179 posts

282 months

Thursday 18th March 2010
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WorAl said:
Completely agree. It was bloody drilled into my head when I was young and it will be when/if I have kids.

I mean fair enough, go meet a stranger shout TAKE A FRIEND/RELATIVE for gods sake.
The worst thing is that this spoilt, moronic generation is the one that'll be in charge sooneek

Blib

47,758 posts

224 months

Thursday 18th March 2010
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Bill said:
WorAl said:
Completely agree. It was bloody drilled into my head when I was young and it will be when/if I have kids.

I mean fair enough, go meet a stranger shout TAKE A FRIEND/RELATIVE for gods sake.
The worst thing is that this spoilt, moronic generation is the one that'll be in charge sooneek
Well, shirley, they can't do a worse job than the current generation?

ShadownINja

79,830 posts

309 months

Thursday 18th March 2010
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illmonkey said:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politic...

What do these people think?

It's awful what happened to Ashleigh Hall but do they really thing she was worried or panicked at any time? Would she really have met the guy if she was worried?

She was convinced she was meeting the character he had created so there was no doubt, so how do they expect her to press the panic button!
Yep. Ah, Johnson is an MP. No idea about the real world, not particularly bright, etc.

DrTre

12,957 posts

259 months

Thursday 18th March 2010
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tamore said:
can we have a panic button on here?
We have. I've reported you to the mods.

tamore

9,880 posts

311 months

Thursday 18th March 2010
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DrTre said:
tamore said:
can we have a panic button on here?
We have. I've reported you to the mods.
why thank you good doctor.

can't we look at cloning guy fawkes from some of his DNA? explosives are miles better than gunpowder these days, he'd love it!

Tonberry

2,275 posts

219 months

Thursday 18th March 2010
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Blame the parents.

Little girls should know their place in society. It is the parents job to instil this within them.

You don't meet people on the internet you don't know, how much simpler could it be?

Why is facebook being blamed, when it's the parents job to monitor internet usage by their offspring.

Being fairly young myself, I know the dangers out there that young women face because I've seen it myself. I don't advocate the use of sites such as facebook because I've seen peoples lives ruined by them.

Men can be ruthless, parents need to understand this and combat the problem themselves.

Some say children should be left to make their own mistakes in life but I disagree. More often than not the lesson will not have been learned before it's too late.

bazking69

8,620 posts

217 months

Thursday 18th March 2010
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Is it not down to parents to educate their offspring to the dangers of the big bad world?