IN Familial Abduction Case Resolved 19 Years Later
Richard Landers was abducted 19 years ago in Indiana and has now been found. His his own grandparents are believed to be the kidnappers. Sky News has the story here.
I saw this article and it reminded me that how any individual survivor decides to handle things, especially in regards to their ongoing relationship with family members, is really their decision. It may not be what I would choose, but it is up to each individual to choose what is the healthiest way forward for…
From my email today, thought it might be of interest to our UK readers: Tackling Child Abuse Conference Prevention, Investigation and Prosecution Monday 27th September 2010 – Central London http://www.capitaconferences.co.uk/public-sector-conferences/police-criminal-justice/full-conference/article/tackling-child-abuse-conference.html?code=MKRG The police and partner agencies are under heightened pressure and scrutiny to effectively crack down on child abuse following a series of damaging high profile…
A new study is telling us that things aren’t nearly as dangerous for children online, and that there’s no magic bit of technology that keeps them safe. In fact, it takes good parenting just as much as anything! The new report suggests that online threats that we fear most are not as prevalent as TV…
My first thought, obviously, was about the workplace and the culture we have created there that rewards being “always-on” but I think so much of this pressure permeates beyond work. As technology has become commonplace we all live with this pressure and this expectation. Think about it, how many times in a given week are you apologizing to friends and family because you couldn’t get back to them right away?
I do it all the time.
Heck, I’ve gotten text messages while having lunch or dinner with a friend, catching up with someone I haven’t gotten to see much for the last couple of years, and then apologized for doing that and being unavailable. Why? That makes no sense but we live in a culture where being connected to technology all the time also means that we should be responsive all the time. Or at least we feel like we should. Frankly, that’s a lot of pressure.
After evading capture for four years in as many states, a teacher accused of making child abuse images using school equipment has been added to the FBI’s Most Wanted list. The BBC has the general background here although the alleged offender won’t be immediately taken off the list even if he gets captured or killed by Federal…
British Newspaper The Guardian has chosen talking left-wing-to-liberal nonsense as its sacred and ongoing mission for the past two centuries. Occasionally its journalism can prove thought-provoking without being as irritating as usual. That’s why it was some of the best journalism from the Guardian’s Weekend Magazine recently, to feature views from the relatives of survivors…