A Gamble Too Far
Jim Gamble’s resignation from CEOP is probably sad, but according to this report, his resignation is about power and being independent.
We need more protection for the vulnerable in society when they use the Internet, the telephone or even receive mail. Children, are just possibly the most important of several groups, who need protection from all sorts of low life.
When I had the boiler room crooks targeting me, I got no help from the police. On the other hand, I was strong enough to fight them and win, but many other widows and pensioners, would not have the knowledge or the fortitude to fight. But the crooks are still phoning according to my Truecall monitor, so they never give up. And that is why we need more protection!
So perhaps one of the benfits of merging CEOP into a proposed National Crime Agency would be that their systems could be broadened to protect the other vulnerable groups. I suspect that the determination behind the evil people plaguing me, is very little different to those targeting children.
The Anonymous Widower 
You raise a very important here. On the whole, children are more savvy and streetwise than the elderly. There are quite a lot of elderly – 80+ – folk at my church and most of them are very gullible and will believe anything which claims to come from “the police” or “the council” or “the government” aomebody they consider trustworthy.
In the case of hoax emails for example, especially ones that claim to be “warning” about something, the ones with email print out lots of copies and tell all their friends, and then you have a large number of very frightened old people, mainly ladies, who are reluctant to believe anyone who says the information isnt true. Some of them become very distressed indeed, and are afraid to take taxis or go to shopping centres.
Comment by Liz P | October 5, 2010 |