Facebook Won't Install 'Panic Button' to Report Child Predators

Okay, so I'm pretty young. I see how a lot of you (many parents, some not) blame parents. Do you realize our senses are overloaded with b.s. No panic button, because our parents failed? A lot of parents are failing. Shame on you. These are the steps taken to prevent predators? "Well, sorry, Michelle, you may get raped and murdered because your parents failed to teach to not be an idiot. Even though most children are idiots to some extent." wtf?

I agree with admiralkasey and a lot of you other commentator's. Its just plain common sense that's missing. If a kid is willing to go meet a person they met online, they didn't feel threatened or that this person was a predator, so WHY would they press a panic button.. or even report them? Yes I agree that something should be done. People that are reported should be checked into, if it's just some kid who pissed off his sister or girlfriend; leave it alone, if not.. handle it accordingly.


Yes, parents need to stop crying for action when there kids get killed, raped or whatever when they didn't pay attention when there kids lived with them. I know I can't always talk to my parents, they don't seem to understand things that seem obvious to me and people around my age. A lot of parents don't get how networking sites work; facebook, myspace, and they don't care to learn either so that makes protecting kids.. dealing with predators ect. even harder. If the parents don't care enough to at least learn about what the site is, how it works, what this or that is... how are they supposed to know when somethings wrong?


Should facebook have installed a "panic button" on ALL pages? NO, plain and simple. It would make a mountain out of a mole hill. If a kid feels threatened or endangered when talking to someone online, they will report/ignore that person. Kid's are much smarter then you give them for. Yes some of them give the rest a bad name or reputation, but can you really blame all the kids for what some stupid kid does??

Please lets not be stupid here...all you gotta do is do not POSE a pic of yourself, and do NOT agree to meet anyone...do NOT trust the pic he sends you...never give your phone number and never give you address. because most likely whoever you are talking to is up to no good. Just stick to what you do know...like your real freinds, people you really know...! not some stranger. If you don't know them dont talk to them...! delete them off you list and yes parents should follow up what thier children are doing on there...install a key logger...!!! there's many ways to proctect them, or just don't allow your young ones have access to facebook or myspace. Just be smart and alert on your kids, warn them talk to them tell them what bad out there and that you love them and want to to stay safe. Not that hard. Just be a caring parent, and watch out for them.

Why must everything be nannied? The next generation will have no personal responsibility. They will all grow up thinking that it's everyone elses. That is SAD. Teach your kids something worthwhile and wise. Putting a panic button is not going to stop anything. In fact it's going to create more problems. What someone says on Facebook is open to interpretation. What if a guy says, "You've got nice melons." Does that mean watermelons or boobs? Maybe the conversation was about fruit! See what I mean????

Parents dropped the ball? OMG, that is horrible. Parents can be all over this and bad things can still happen. This was a teenager and by the sheer definition, probably thought she was invincible and that nothing would happen to her. Who knows what controls were in place to protect her. She could have been sneaking use of the Facebook account. It's not our place to judge the parents or the teen. It's the fault of the rapist murderer.

Facebook should not stop at CP panic buttons. They should install buttons on each website wired directly to the police stations in Texas and Florida for not just CP, but also discussions of pornography, violence, mayhem, drugs (one for each type of drug -- we don't want to confuse heroin users with potheads, now do we), saying bad things about the flag or the US Constitution, detailing the contents of sites censored in the United States or China, lying on the site, and people playing bagpipes. I especially vote for that last one, since I dislike bagpipes intently.

The point here is that someone needs to take responsibility for their own actions. Parent's need to supervise their kids, not have Facebook do it.

Facebook is not the only website we have to worry about when it deals with our children. There are others too, including xbox, xbox 360, wii, and playstation online. There are tons of perverts on these sites too. People need to talk with their children, not just once, but multiple times to remind them of the dangers of meeting people they truely do not know. Everyone has to remember, just watching your kids online while they are home is not going to protect your kids 100% of the time. Your kids go to other friends houses and their friends. You cannot see what you teenage children are doing all the time. Talking extensively on the subject helps make them aware. Pull up past articles online about children who meet people from online like this one and talk again. You can never talk to much on the subject. The problem lies when we don't speak enough on the subject. Just this morning I showed my son this article again. He hears about it pretty much all the time. I make sure he knows and doesn't forget there are consequences with this. When he is online on xbox, the door stays open so I can hear what is going on at all times. Actually, just this week, there was (maybe a girl, maybe not) starting to talk sexual on xbox live. I nipped it right away. It's a sad world people. Pay attention and talk to your kids. It's pretty sad when I have to talk to my son's friend about this subject because their own parents don't. Just yesterday his friend was talking about a girl he met online (xbox too) and how she liked him. It scared me that he seemed interested. He had not a clue that people can change their voices to sound like little girls. It very well could be a man or a woman. He was shocked to hear they could. Another example of a child playing with dynamite because parents are not making their kids aware. I had to go through the whole don't give out your address, full name, what school you go to and etc...with him. If I can save my child and another parents child from harm then I know I've done part of my job. I always tell all the parents of my son's friends...I treat everyone's child like they are my own. If I see something going on with the child that the parent needs to tend to, I quietly make their parents aware without the child knowing. Our communities and parents need to work together to keep all of our children safe. Work together to ensure all of their safety.

My daughter and I have a facebook account, I watch all she does, I have grandkids who also have a account, you must watch all stuff, not just facebook. Teach the children to have some sense and know who they are adding as friends and so forth. It was not these parennts fault, stop the blameing, I am so sick of the parents fault... These kids need to be taught the right thing to do, no panic button would havehelped , she know the risk and made a bad choice. I feel so sorry for her and her parents. No one deserved that... I try to tell my daughter all the time about do this not that, that does not mean she is safe, I hope she knows what to do when faced with one or the other. Please, stop saying it ]s the parents......I'm sure they tried, not knowing she made a bad choice.... God Bless them, I feel sorry for them.....