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- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -5/+62This is politically-motivated fear-mongering designed for net users to give up rights in order for our lovely government to step in and "protect" us from the evils of the interweb. Also, here's some info on the NSPCC - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSPCC#Campaigning_and_controversy
Here's an exerpt:
"The organisation has also faced criticism for its alledgedly increasing obsession with publicity and advertising, for Fear mongering and supposedly fabricating or exaggerating facts and figures in its research, although these claims are generally subjective. In an article on Spiked, Frank Furedi professor of sociology at the University of Kent, branded it a 'lobby group devoted to publicising its peculiar brand of anti-parent propaganda and promoting itself'." - MaddoxComeHome, on 10/25/2007, -2/+51Unwanted experience, thy name is goatse.cx.
- SwissCamel, on 10/11/2007, -3/+37Good to see goatse is still ruining children's lives today like it did for me back in the day.
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -4/+38Everybody Panic! The media loves internet predator stories as well, though the internet seems no riskier than any other place you could encounter a predator.
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -3/+33Are you eye-raping me?
- crawfishsoul, on 10/11/2007, -3/+28"except for the Asian ass-eels thing (I was definitely not prepared for that)."
I just *had* to go looking for it...damnit. Well, there goes lunch. - helinism, on 10/11/2007, -4/+26And how many unwanted experiences have they had in the real world? More than one I should imagine unless they never set foot outside the house!
- barryiggins, on 10/11/2007, -3/+24goatse is a rite of passage. . .
into utter despair and madness - wild, on 10/11/2007, -3/+21Dogstar is exactly why these crap studies work. Notice how the articles shows a broad defintion of "unwanted experience." It ranges from bullying to sexual encounters. But all Dogstar picks up on is, "50% of kids have been sexually propositioned in the real world?"
Its called fabricating the data folks. - inactive, on 10/11/2007, -3/+20They seem to make the whole "unwanted experience" thing pretty general.
FTA:
"Children face real threats on the internet such as sexual grooming, cyber-bullying, exposure to violent, pornographic and other unsuitable material and being lured into dangerous real-world situations."
What kids haven't seen porn on the net or been trolled? I had an unwanted experience when I was goatse'd the first time (I think i was 15 or so). Everything after that has seemed mild at best..except for the Asian ass-eels thing (I was definitely not prepared for that). - spidoman, on 10/11/2007, -1/+16only half? Dang I've gotta step up my game.
- FeargusMcDuff, on 10/11/2007, -2/+17Yes I've had my 13-year old ego torn to shreds on the internet, It was unwanted but now I looked back on it and I'm glad it happened, I know the internet very well and I'm glad to do.
How many people have had an unwanted experience in school? Everyone?! BAN SCHOOL! - Rhino2, on 10/11/2007, -1/+13
Hell, everytime I go on the internets I have a 50% chance of having an unwanted experience.
This like saying "If you drop your kid off in middle of the city and leave them on their own, they'll have a 50% of having an unwanted experience"
This is fear mongering to get the support of soccer moms to "think of the childern" and censor - YES Censor and regulate the internets. The internet is a rough place, so is the slums - neither of which I would suggest letting your kids roam around free.
The title of this article should be "Let us regulate the internets because you don't watch what your dam kids do" - Easty, on 10/11/2007, -2/+14I'm going to assume that most of these 'unwanted experiences' are probably spotty 13-year-olds being owned in a flame war about how SSJ Goten could kick Piccolo's ass.
- joemama82, on 10/11/2007, -1/+12This just in: 100% of kids reported having an "unwanted experience" in real life.
- Satanael, on 10/11/2007, -1/+12Uhhh, he totally could. Piccolo can't do *****.
- cuttingmoon, on 10/11/2007, -2/+11"Do not want"
- waxoff, on 10/11/2007, -5/+14Bullying, threatening and asking kids to perform sexual acts is horrible ***** that should get people thrown in jail. But, welcome to the real world. You wouldn't let your kid wander around aimlessly in the city, so why would you let them go unsupervised anywhere they want online?
- wild, on 10/11/2007, -3/+12"Frank Furedi professor of sociology at the University of Kent"
Hey, I took a class from him.
And yea, this reeks of people trying to generalize questions so they can make a more viscous whole. - Calann, on 10/11/2007, -1/+10I have had far more unwanted experiences in real life than online.
- Eilarais, on 10/11/2007, -2/+11Using my superior insight into human nature, I would predict that at least 50.4% of children have also had an unwanted experience in real life. This is because unwanted experiences make up the majority of what happens in life, and are the cornerstone of the phrase "life sucks", which was actually coined before the internet was invented.
A good upbringing is about how you cope with adversity, not whether you have to. - LordSkywalker, on 10/11/2007, -2/+10As a matter of opinion, I'd say that, with the right precautions taken, the internet is extremely safer than any real-world possibility of an encounter with a predator. Even _without_ any extra precautions, the net is a safe place, provided you practice common sense. That may be asking too much though.
- Eilarais, on 10/11/2007, -7/+14@dogstar0125
In other news, a recent study has shown that 99.8% of Americans have admitted to either eating french fries or beating someone else to death with their own arm. This story has not been reported by the mainstream media, most likely because of a vast conspiracy led by the prosthetics industry. Write your senator today! - bobcrotch, on 10/11/2007, -3/+10THINK OF THE CHILDREN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111111111111111111
- Kbennett, on 10/11/2007, -1/+7Who among us hasn't accidentally stumbled across foxnews.com?
- moogle516, on 10/11/2007, -1/+7More like these kids got Goatse'D or viewed a screamer, or saw some hard care gay porn.
- zoto, on 10/11/2007, -2/+7Unwanted experience(not safe for life, much less work): http://www.lmaonade.org/eels.wmv
Enjoy. - AXNJAXN, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4I don't want pop-ups. Can I be a statistic too? Pop-ups are an unwanted experience.
Glad I use Firefox + Adblock now. - Harboggles, on 10/11/2007, -1/+5Mark Foley IM'ed me.
- NikoKun, on 10/11/2007, -1/+5you mean as opposed to... having an unwanted experience in REAL life?
- 4040, on 10/11/2007, -2/+6Is it bad that I want to send the other half pictures of Goatse?
- qcubed, on 10/11/2007, -1/+5I'm glad I'm not the only person who saw the headline and immediately thought that.
- krakkinem, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4And 100% of children have had an "unwanted experience" in real life. Welcome to existence.
- BlackCow, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4I'm more worried about the man down the street raping me then someone on the internet.
- Thermopylae, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4Yes, ban the internet because everyone is bad here. The parents are innocent.
- ronito, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4And thus goatse and tubgirl ushered in a new generation.
- breakitdownmas, on 10/11/2007, -2/+5I only wanted the kid to meet me in person.
- kazuhima, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3why didnt i listen....
- UglyShirts, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2That seems low. I'm a staff contributor at Perverted-Justice.com, and when *I* play a kid online, it's a lot closer to...say...100%.
I'm guessing half these kids just didn't answer honestly. - ThndrShk2k, on 10/11/2007, -2/+4The study would also show that at least 79% of the children who experienced these 'unwanted experiences' was due to a graphic image showing the horrific feat of one man.
Also known as GoatSE - inactive, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3I had an unwanted experience in the boy scouts too. Thats life.
- ZPWeeks, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2This problem would be solved if more would-be bad parents would just use a ***** condom.
People should actually worry about what their kids do online. My little sister isn't allowed on Myspace for a reason, and we don't have to worry. You don't let your kids run around the town unsupervised and then complain if they end up around drugs in the 'hood or walk into a titty bar, do you? No, that would make you look like a bad parent.
Don't put filters on or sit next to your kids as they surf. That's probably unnecessary. But maybe talking with your kids once in a while and setting some rules just *might* actually keep your kids safe. That wasn't that hard, was it? - inactive, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2NEWSFLASH - 100% of all children over the age of 1 have had an unwanted experience!!!
- Silencer7, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2@crawfishsoul, omgwtfroflmaox2:
"uwaaa, ippai haiteimasu ne!" (wow, there's so many in there!)
May as well mention lemonparty and tubgirl while we're at it, and then the NSPCC can add all of us to its survey results. - victorguttmann, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2'unwanted experience' thats the stupidest damn phrase I've ever heard. That could include something like being beaten out of a bid on eBay.
- chicken101, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2goatse was my "wanted experience" on the net.
....I mean....No it was disgusting! - moskrin, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1
Quite a few adults have had unwanted experiences online too... identity theft, screwed on an eBay transaction, busted by the Dateline guy trying to nail that 16 year old... - TSCheredar, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1@ diggthiscrap
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA - scotticus, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Safer if you're not stupid enough to give the psycho your information, but you're much more likely to have an encounter.
I'm not even a kid, and I have way more unwanted experiences over the internet than I do in real life because people on the internet are vicious and largely anonymous (which usually makes it fun). I even had some bad experiences as a kid, when the internet was fairly new... some creep filled my inbox with kiddie porn.
I fail to see how pointing this out means that the internet is bad and that we should take it away. I think something like this is more directed at parents so they can be sure to monitor their kids' online behaviors. -
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