what do you think about predators using myspace?

I think predators should be locked up and thrown onto an island by themselves with nothing. They have to figure out how to survive. I know it's cruel but sometimes the old slap on the wrist jail time doesn't seem to get through those people. I don't know any in my area and if I did, let's just say they'd be out of that area pretty quick as they'd be reported. It's pretty pathetic that they have to come in and join a site to cause trouble. That's how I feel about it. Never add them as friends.

I have never heard of a predator successfully using myspace to get to kids in my area, but I know it happens. Myspace does a pretty good job with controlling things to keep adults from finding children, but they can't do everything. I agree with the person who said it is up to parents to keep an eye out on their children to protect them. Really, parents are the only ones who can control who their kids talk to. Hope that answers your question.

I hate that predators are out there, but I recently did a report about this very subject for school. I found out that myspace is very proactive about deleting predators when they find them, right after they turn over their information to their local authorities. Since it's almost impossible to knwo where all the predators are lal the time, I think we should all pay attention to who we are chatting with and never give anyone you don't know your personal information. I live in Texas, and our laws are very hard on predators, but still they proliferate. I think they should be locked away forever, but unfortunately, they all get out eventually. So I recommend tha all parents have frank discussions with their kids and explaing to them that strangers are strangers wherecver they meet them. The only way we can protect our kids it to teach them how to prtect themselves, and make them comfortable talking to us about such matters.

MySpace has a bad reputation but it is parents who are not diligent in monitoring their children's on-line activities who are at the root of this problem. It is very easy to set a profile to private so only people you know can see your page. Not accepting everyone as a friend is important, too