As parents we need to be involved in our children's lives 100%. They are blank slates, Parents need to know what information they are filling their mind with. This includes the internet. Limit their unsupervised access. Ask questions especially about what they think or believe after internet use Do not assume.
Last year, two 12 year old girls tried to kill a friend. They stabbed her 19 times. She survived being outside and alone till she was found the next day. The two girls were found on a road trying to walk to an imaginary fiends castle so they may serve him. This faceless and imaginary fiend is known Slender Man on the internet.
Parents need to know the laws in their state regarding when a child may be charged as an adult. These girls are now 13. Investigations found out the girls were planning this murder as far back as December 2013. Prosecutors have noted the intent to murder. The stabbings were not an accident. Both girls have been charged with attempted first degree murder, Under Wisconsin law, children as young as 10 with this charge can be tried as an adult. These girls have been charged as adults.
Pray for the victim who has returned to school to have peace of mind. These 13 year old girls and their families need prayer. If you don't pray, keep all in your positive thoughts.
I read information from the following links and watched news feeds before blogging.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/08/10/slender-man-stabbing-13-year-old-wisconsin-girls-will-be-tried-as-adults
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/slender-man-stabbing/judge-rules-girls-slender-man-case-be-tried-adults-n407351
http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_28616115/slender-man-stabbing-girls-now-13-be-tried
http://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/news/a44637/13-year-old-girls-will-be-tried-as-adults-in-slender-man-stabbings/
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/10/us-usa-crime-wisconsin-idUSKCN0QF21D20150810
http://abcnews.go.com/US/slender-man-stabbing-judge-decide-teens-adults/story?id=32988388
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Monday, August 10, 2015
Saturday, June 7, 2014
The Slender Man stabbings
Well...what all can I say about this?
Slender Man. Even if he was first generated as a bit of an internet Meme by Something Awful users, the myth behind the man grew.
Whatever. I personally believe the man who created the myth had too much time on his hands.
This, however, does not stop stupidity from happening. One such incident is the is the stabbing case in Wisconsin, where two twelve year old girls stabbed a classmate who 'wanted to live', to appease Slender Man. The girls did this to curry favor with Slender Man and appease him, which deeply saddened the creator of Slender Man, and the creator even said that he was fictitious.
Blame has been posted, from the girls to the lack of God or gods in schools. Where the fault should lie, however, is with the parents.
When most of the well known psychologists agree that there is a suggestive power in the myth and encourage parental involvement in pre-teen and teenage pursuit of recreation and activities, then what in the name of Heaven did the parents of these two girls think when their kids were discussing Slender Man? Why did they not investigate their interests?
Because not all children mature at the same rate, if the child is on the internet, they must be questioned about what they read and how they feel about it. It is the duty of every parent in raising the children.
Hell, I investigated my son's activities until the age of consent. (Eighteen).
I feel sorrow for the girls for doing this and the fact their life is ruined. I feel sorrow for the parents for not realizing until it is too late they should have played an active role. I will pray for them, and for their victim who was just released from the hospital.
I will, however, still loudly state that until the child is of legal age, parents MUST be involved in their child's activities, because each child matures at a different rate.
Slender Man. Even if he was first generated as a bit of an internet Meme by Something Awful users, the myth behind the man grew.
Whatever. I personally believe the man who created the myth had too much time on his hands.
This, however, does not stop stupidity from happening. One such incident is the is the stabbing case in Wisconsin, where two twelve year old girls stabbed a classmate who 'wanted to live', to appease Slender Man. The girls did this to curry favor with Slender Man and appease him, which deeply saddened the creator of Slender Man, and the creator even said that he was fictitious.
Blame has been posted, from the girls to the lack of God or gods in schools. Where the fault should lie, however, is with the parents.
When most of the well known psychologists agree that there is a suggestive power in the myth and encourage parental involvement in pre-teen and teenage pursuit of recreation and activities, then what in the name of Heaven did the parents of these two girls think when their kids were discussing Slender Man? Why did they not investigate their interests?
Because not all children mature at the same rate, if the child is on the internet, they must be questioned about what they read and how they feel about it. It is the duty of every parent in raising the children.
Hell, I investigated my son's activities until the age of consent. (Eighteen).
I feel sorrow for the girls for doing this and the fact their life is ruined. I feel sorrow for the parents for not realizing until it is too late they should have played an active role. I will pray for them, and for their victim who was just released from the hospital.
I will, however, still loudly state that until the child is of legal age, parents MUST be involved in their child's activities, because each child matures at a different rate.
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