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Missing Children Petition's Interests
General
Search the NCMEC database for Missing Children by State:
Over 2000 children go missing every day and it would literally be impossible
to show them all to you on this page in such a way that they would be
useful to you, so if you would like to search for children in your area,
please use the links below to go directly to the most comprehensive and
updated database in the country...
National Center for Missing & Exploited
Children - official site for current information on Missing and Exploited
Children, search for missing children, view wanted posters, submit child
"sightings", and additional information.
National Sex Offender Registry
- Over 1,000 registered offenders report a new address every day. Did
one recently move near you?
Childfind Canada - a national organization
that is committed to finding Canadian missing children
Put up an Amber Alert Bar - Unfortunately
Amber Alert Bars will not work on your Myspace site, but if you have another
site, they work. Or, if you want to see the latest Amber Alert in your
area, you can go directly to their site to see the latest news.
Safe Community Alert Network - The
SCAN service broadcasts alerts directly to computers and wireless devices
such as cell phone and PDAs as they become available in the zip code areas
for which users have registered. SCAN maintains a twenty-four hour, seven-day
service and support bureau that collects and reviews alert content and
broadcasts those alerts to those registered users that have opted-in to
the SCAN service.
CHILD ABDUCTION PREVENTION - The following information is from The National
Center for Missing & Exploited Children. In light of the high profile abductions
of several children, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
(NCMEC) encourages families not to panic. Instead, parents need to empower themselves
with information that can help protect their children.
CHILD ABDUCTION: STATISTICS
Parental abductions and runaway cases make up the majority of missing children
in the United States. In 2001 there were about 725,000 children reported missing,
or nearly 2,000 per day. The vast majority of these cases were recovered quickly;
however, the parent or guardian was concerned enough to contact law enforcement
and they placed the child into the FBI's National Crime Information
Center; a computerized national database of criminal justice information.
It is available to Federal, state and local law enforcement and other criminal
justice agencies.
Each year there are about 3,000 to 5,000 non-family abductions reported
to police, most of which are short term sexually-motivated cases. About 200
to 300 of these cases, or 6 percent, make up the most serious cases where
the child was murdered, ransomed or taken with the intent to keep.
SAFETY TIPS FOR PARENTS:
Be sure to go over the rules with your children about whose homes they can
visit when you're not there and discuss the boundaries of where they
can and can't go in the neighborhood.
Always listen to your children and keep the lines of communication open.
Teach your children to get of out of dangerous or uncomfortable situations
right away, and practice role-playing and basic safety skills with them.
Teach your children in whose car they may ride. Children should be cautioned
never to approach any vehicle, occupied or not, unless accompanied by a parent
or trusted adult.
Make sure children know their names, address, telephone numbers and how
to use the telephone.
Choose babysitters with care. Obtain references from family, friends and
neighbors.
SAFETY TIPS FOR CHILDREN:
Always check first with your parents or the person in charge before you
go anywhere or do anything.
Always take a friend when you play or go somewhere.
Don't be tricked by adults who offer you special treats or gifts
or ask you for help.
Don't be afraid to say no and get away from any situation that makes
you feel uncomfortable or confused. Trust your feelings.
Don't get into a car or go near a car with someone in it unless you
are with your parents or a trusted adult.
Never take a ride from someone without checking first with your parents.
Never go into a public restroom by yourself.
Never go alone to the mall, movies, video arcades or parks.
Stay safe when you're home alone by keeping the door locked. Do not
open the door for or talk to anyone who stops by unless the person is a trusted
family friend or relative.
*For more information please visit www.missingkids.com or call NCMEC's
toll-free hotline at 1-800-843-5678.
FINGERPRINTING YOUR CHILD:
To have your child's fingerprints taken, contact your local or state
police departments to find out if they offer a child safety program which
includes fingerprinting.
ADD OUR INTERACTIVE WIDGET TO YOUR SITE TO SHOW A REAL-TIME FEED OF MISSING CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES:
Missing children information is provided via RSS feed, free of charge by NCMEC
Mapping provided free of charge by Yahoo! Maps
The Missing Children Petition:
Think of this profile not as a person, but simply as an 'idea' shared among our friends and being proposed to MySpace for their consideration... a petition, of sorts. At the end, you will be asked if you agree with our position, and if you do, to signify your support by simply 'adding us' to your list of friends.
The idea is that upon logging into our account, we would like to be presented with images of missing children, similar to the ones which comprise our profile pic. Images such as these are currently being provided free of charge via a ‘feed’ by the National Center For Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). Moreover, this 'feed' could be manipulated to present children to us based on our zip codes (or IP address) so that we could see those children that are CLOSEST to us geographically, because THOSE are the kids we are most likely to actually SEE going about our daily business.
Additionally, Myspace may also be able to associate this unique public service with businesses looking to promote themselves by incorporating a 'sponsor link' into this area to pay for the costs associated of the project. The widget above is a working illustration of what we are proposing they incorporate. The cost to date on this project is just under $1k, but geo-targeting has not yet been implemented (but is planned when additional funding becomes available.)
Who I'd like to meet: We hope that you agree with us that MySpace and other portals should give this idea some serious consideration, and request to be our friend, just to make sure they hear our message loud and clear. By doing this, you are basically agreeing that this idea has some merit worth looking into and that you wouldn't mind seeing more public service ads in here in general, and more about missing children in particular.
If you do add us, you don't need to write, post comments, or even come back to visit often... unlike your regular friendships, ours is simply based on just one connection of mutual interest. There is, however, one thing that WILL be asked of you if you choose to be our friend: please invite at least one of your friends to visit this page. So if you sincerely want to help us, post a bulletin spreading our url out to your friends, or ADD OUR INTERACTIVE MAP WIDGET to your site. You can also always add us to your top friends list; I KNOW it's prime real estate, but if you have an 'opening', it would be very much appreciated. Basically, with your help, we can draw interest until MySpace, and/or other portals at least hear the idea, look into implementation, and give it serious consideration.
As long as our list of 'friends' keeps growing and sending out a simple, clear message, sooner or later somebody at an engine somewhere will see the benefits of joining in... if for nothing else than for good PR and a new revenue stream, which hopefully makes this proposal especially attractive to them. And that's fine too. It's an idea that we hope gets stolen and used everywhere:)
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