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Dad Helped Nab A Sex Offender Did you hear about the dad who helped nab a
pedophile? It all happed from his daughter’s computer. The daughter
went out with friends and dad, doing his job, started going through his
daughter’s chat files. He came across a very suspicious looking chat
about some guy wanting to meet with his daughter for some fun. Well dad
followed through with the chat pretending he was the daughter. The
pervert wanted to meet and have sex with the daughter, so dad set up a
meeting with the pedophile. This bad guy is going to be in for a huge
surprise when the cops nab him when he gets there. Why is this bit of news worth mentioning? Because
not only was the pedophile arrested for wanting to have sex with an
underage girl, but for the awesome fact that the dad was protecting his
daughter, like he is supposed to do! This father did the right thing by
watching over and protecting his family. He had to take time out of his
own schedule that evening to look through his daughters chat, and then
he had to talk with this pedophile, all the while pretending to be his
daughter, which takes courage. He could have done nothing and spent his
evening watching television but he chose to protect his daughter
instead. Let’s think of this scenario for a moment. What
if dad didn’t take the time to scan his daughter’s chat logs? And
what if this guy conned his way into the life of this young girl somehow
and she agreed to meet with him? Perhaps the daughter would have gotten
raped, beaten, and murdered? I don’t even like thinking about this as
I type this article. It is sending chills down my spine. I commend dad
for doing his fatherly job. More dads need to step up to the plate and take
their God-given responsibilities seriously. We live in dangerous times.
It’s not the 1930’s anymore, when you could safely allow your
children to walk to school or to a friend’s house. Today online and
offline we have to worry about perpetrators looming in the midst of our
children. Let’s not take any chances. This father didn’t wait to
take chances – he dealt with it before it got out of hand, He took his
job as head of the household seriously – he loves his family and took
the needed steps to protect his family from harm. Understand that protecting teen boys is different
than protecting teen girls. Although young boys still need the
discipline and protection of their father, they may be bigger and
stronger than their dad, and won’t take their dad walking them to
their friend’s house with very much willingness. Sons still need
loving guidance and wisdom in other areas. But with daughters it is
totally different – they need physically protected at all times! One thing parents absolutely need is access to
their teen’s computer and know the password. If the teen rebels, take
their computer away. Who is the parent here? Don’t ever let your
daughter walk alone anywhere, ever, even during the day! Don’t let
your daughter drive somewhere alone, ever, even during the day. Always
know where your children are going and how long they will be gone –
have a telephone or cell phone number to call them at anytime where they
are. Don’t take chances – be on top of your children’s activities
and hobbies. Be the parents by taking your position seriously – don’t be afraid that your children won’t love you for protecting them. They will love you because you protected them. Your teenager may think of you as old-fashioned, traditional, and overly protective, but so what! Someday when they are adults, they will grow out of that childish need to feel like an adult and they will see for themselves “why” you were so protective of them. |