Reading the Sun today, I came across a story which I found quite disturbing mainly due to the lack of public awareness.
Dyanne Littler was engaged to a man who she met on Facebook and thought she knew well. It turns out that she knew little about him because police chose to keep his criminal past a secret. Peter Chapman raped and murdered a 17-year-old girl, but Dyanne knew nothing about this until police informed her, luckily before she married him.
Dyanne Littler deserved to know the truth about the man she was about to marry, but he became a danger to society, as no one knew the truth, which brought him that much closer to almost hurting someone else.
Peter Chapman uses a fake identity on Facebook to talk to females. This is how he met Ashleigh Hall the 17-year-old girl, who he murdered. Ashleigh’s mother asked Facebook to install a panic button, so girls can report men who they think may be dangerous. Facebook have rejected this request though. Something like a panic button would make social networking sites, like Facebook, that much safer for young girls who can be easily manipulated. I find it odd that Facebook have rejected this request because the more the site is misused, the worse the reputation of Facebook will be.
I completly agree!
ReplyDeleteSocial networking sites such as Facebook and Myspace have a lot of bad publicity surrounding saftey issues -not only with minnors.
Surely Facebook would want a better reputation? -Or at least try to keep it's users safe to 'the best of their ability'?